# SDR 2005UALA01473

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 17, 2005
- Submitted: December 20, 2005
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N436UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N436UA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 638
- Aircraft time: 31,798 hours, 11,188 cycles
- Engine: Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC): [2400 · Electrical Power System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2400)
- Part: Odor
- Condition: Detected
- Location: Cockpit
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005UALA01473

## Discrepancy

STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND IN THE CABIN.  JUST PRIOR TO SMELL, BOTH MCDU'S DUMPED ALL INFO.  AFTER DESCENT, RECEIVED PITOT HEAT MSG FOR THE CAPT & F/O SIDE.  ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN BOTH ENGINES PER JET RUN-UP HANDBOOK. NO SMELLS OR SMOKE WITH PACKS ON AND COCKPIT LIT UP, WINDOW HEAT, PITOT HEAT ON. MCDU'S OPS NORMAL. NO PARTS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ELECTRICAL SMELL.

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