What was found
PUNGENT ODOR AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING DECENT, FA REPORTED IN MID CABIN AREA WAS STRONGEST. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED MAIN HEAT EXCHANGER.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2018
- Submitted
- February 15, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N281AY
- Make and model
- Airbus A330243
- Aircraft serial
- 1041
- Aircraft time
- 35,213 hours, 5,181 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
- Part
- Heat Exchanger
- Part number
- 967A00002
- Part serial
- 934
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- A/C Pack
- Part time
- 75,395 hours, 10,857 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.