Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 13, 2015
Submitted
August 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1764
Aircraft time
48,217 hours, 17,517 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT TOP OF DECENT, TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A BURNING SMELL FROM 2 LT AFT GALLEY OVEN BAYS. IT WAS A BIT INTERMITTENT 1ST FLIGHT ATTENDANT WENT BACK & COULD NOT SMELL IT, PILOTS AFTER LANDING DID NOT SMELL IT. EITHER THE SMELL WAS STRONG & DISTINCT POSSIBLY SWEET & MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HEADACHES IN BOTH FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO SMELLED IT. ACCOMPLISHED JC 26L000221001, TROUBLESHOOT CABIN AIR QUALITY IAW MOC. FOUND HEPTA FILTERS DIRTY & AFT GALLEY EXTRACT VENT FILTERS CLOGGED. REPLACED HEPTA FILTERS IAW 21-21-41-401 & GALLEY FILTERS RESTORED AIR CIRCULATION IN AFT GALLEY NO ODOR FOUND AFTER ENGINE & APU RUN.

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