Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 10, 2019
Submitted
March 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1480
Aircraft time
21,596 hours, 3,485 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
1320A000002
Part serial
13201911
Condition
Burned
Location
Trim Air
Part time
21,596 hours, 3,485 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A CABIN ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TRIM AIR VALVE BURNED AND HAS SOME CORROSION. DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRIM AIR VALVE AND NO FURTHER ODORS WERE NOTED.

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