Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 18, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4242
Aircraft time
33,681 hours, 18,430 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: IN CRUISE ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF BEGAN TO SMELL AN ACRID OR BURNING SMELL. SMELL DISAPPEARED AFTER BLOWER, EXTRACT, AND CABIN FANS TURNED OFF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001, AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE BLOWER, EXTRACT, AND CABIN FANS PER AMM 21-26-00. ACCOMPLISHED AVEC TEST PER AMM 21-26-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED AVEC FILTER PER AMM 21-26-43. ALL TESTS GOOD WITH NO CABIN OR COCKPIT ODORS NOTED.

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