Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2018
Submitted
November 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1710
Aircraft time
58,541 hours, 22,123 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
A./C Pack
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH 8000', A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. NO SMOKE, 10 MINUTES LATER THE ODOR DIMINISHED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODOR IN CABIN, STRONGEST IN MID CABIN. FOUND SOF COMING FROM LT PACK COMPONENTS. PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED-ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001 SOF INITIAL TROUBLESHOT AND J/C 26L00021004 CONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. REPLACED THE LEFT PACK COMPONENTS. HEAT EXCHANGER SEPARATED AND FOUND DIFFUSER DRY ROTTED.

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