Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 4, 2019
Submitted
May 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1095
Aircraft time
37,786 hours, 5,618 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
51,325 hours, 15,174 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS SOF (CABIN ODOR) EVENT DURING DECENT, APPROACH AND LANDING. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CARDS 33L00021001, 33L0071001 AND 33L00021002. ACCOMPLISHED SOF TROUBLESHOOTING, ENGINE CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND ECS CONTAMINATION CARD. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED LEFT ENGINE IS THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT AND BLEED PLACED ON MEL.***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED EA 293854 TO SEE IF ODOR COULD BE DUPLICATED. NO ODOR WAS FOUND DURING THE TEST.*** (CLOSED)

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