Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 25, 2005
Submitted
November 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
824
Aircraft time
26,005 hours, 9,725 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE DESCENDING THRU 7000 FT, HAD BURNING RUBBER SMELL AND ACRID FUMES IN THE FWD CABIN AREA AND THE COCKPIT. INITIALLY SUSPECTED THERAPUETIC O2 CYCLINDER TO BE REASON FOR BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THERAPUETIC O2 BOTTLE WAS REMOVED. THE PSUS, SIDEWALL PANELS, O2 GENERATORS, UNDERSEATS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. OPERATED CABIN LIGHTS, VIDEO, GALLEY EQUIPMENT, RAN BOTH ENGINES AND OPERATED PACKS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED CIDS TEST ON PTP - NO DEFECTS FOUND. WHEN AN O2 BOTTLE IS FIRED IT BECOMES COLD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE BURNING RUBBER ODOR.

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