SDR AALA201901029039

Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date: December 31, 2018
Submitted: January 2, 2019
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N282AY
Make and model: Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial: 1069
Aircraft time: 37,458 hours, 5,655 cycles
Engine: Rroyce RB211TRENT77
System (JASC): 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
Part: Engine
Condition: Odor
Location: Left
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.

What was found

CABIN ODOR PRESENT DURING CLIMB, RECURRING DURING DESCENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE ODOR AT THE L2 & R2 DOORS DURING CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE IAW JC 33L40071003. MAINTENANCE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED JC 33L00021001, 33L00071001, AND 33L0002102.

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