Service difficulty report · Channel · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
March 4, 2016
Submitted
March 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
72,270 hours, 10,662 cycles
Part
Channel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMELLING FUMES IN AFT & MID GALLEY. MX CONFERRED WITH FLIGHT CREW & WAS ADVISED OF A SWEET & THICK ODOR. UPON INSPECTION OF ACFT, FOUND ALL ENTRY DOOR CHANNELS SATURATED WITH DE-ICING FLUID. INITIAL REPORT OF FUMES OCCURRED AT GATE AFTER APPROX 1 HOUR ON GND WITH MAIN ENTRY DOOR & AFT DOORS OPENED. CLEANED GLYCOL FROM ALL DOORS & ACCOMPLISHED JC 33L00021001. TROUBLE SHOT CABIN AIR QUALITY. ENG RUNS & APU IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS WITH PACKS UNCOVERED, NO DEFECTS OR ODOR. OK FOR SERVICE.

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