Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
June 12, 2017
Submitted
June 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
370
Aircraft time
74,145 hours, 10,538 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED DUE TO AN ODOR IN THE VICINTY OF ROW 22 ABC, IDENTIFIED AS A BURNING RUBBER TYPE OF ODOR. CREW CHECKED, EMERGENCY DECLARED AND LANDED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE ODOR TO THE LEFT ENGINE PRODUCING BURNING PLASTIC ODOR FROM THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED 33L00021001 AND 33L00071002. NO LEAKS OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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