Service difficulty report · Acm · 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
Acm
Part number
1263A000003
Part serial
01941
Condition
Faulty
Location
Left
Part time
57,845 hours, 21,427 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 THE ODOR IN THE CABIN, STRONGEST IN MID CABIN. FOUND SOF COMING FROM THE LT PACK COMPONENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001 SOF INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND J/C 26L00021004, DECONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. REPLACED THE AFFECTED LT PACK COMPONENTS.

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