Service difficulty report · Lavatory · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
April 22, 2023
Submitted
April 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142AN
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6711
Aircraft time
23,403 hours, 9,077 cycles
Part
Lavatory
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INTO SCHEDULED DESTINATION OF DFW. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A FUME EVENT DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE THAT WAS A HEAVY CHEMICAL SMELL -BURNT SOCK ODOR NEAR 4L DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE/ODOR / FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001 AND DETERMINED THE ODOR TO BE EXCESSIVE RESIDUAL CLEANING FLUID IN THE RIGHT AFT LAVATORY AND CLEANED THE LAVATORY WALLS, FLOOR AND TOILET TO REMOVE THE RESIDUAL CLEANING FLUID AS REQUIRED.