Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 23, 2007
Submitted
February 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
22,047 hours, 8,146 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

BOTH PILOTS REPORTED A NAUSEOUS FEELING INFLIGHT. CREW COMMENTS: STRONG DISINFECTANT ODOR IN CABIN. ODOR PRESENT DURING INITIAL PACK RUN. AFTER ENGINE RUN AND SWITCHING BLEED SOURCE BETWEEN APU AND ENGINE, SMELL DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RETURN. RAN PACKS ON HOT AND HIGH FLOW TO GENERATE ODOR, NO ODOR. CONFIRMED WITH CAPTAIN AND CAPTAIN AGREED NO ODOR.

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