What was found
UNDETECTABLE ODOR NOTICED IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. CABIN OK. FLEW OVER 1 HOUR AT 16,000 FT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED STARTER VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- January 31, 2018
- Submitted
- February 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N290AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330243
- Aircraft serial
- 1480
- Aircraft time
- 17,234 hours, 2,794 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8012 · Engine Start Valves/Controls
- Part
- Start Valve
- Part number
- 32915222
- Part serial
- 1084
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 29,964 hours, 4,387 cycles
- 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.