Service difficulty report · Ecs · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 5, 2025
Submitted
April 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N989AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7307
Aircraft time
26,299 hours, 10,508 cycles
Part
Ecs
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
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: STRONG ODOR ON TAKEOFF, SIMILAR TO BURNT FOOD OR PLASTIC. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRMED THE OVENS WERE OFF AND THEY ALL SMELLED THE SAME SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. GOT BETTER AROUND FL 260 BUT LINGERED FOR REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. THE VERY STRONG ODOR RETURNED DESCENDING THROUGH 7000 FEET THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODOR. A MIX OF CRAYON SMELL, HOT RUBBER AND PLASTIC. MAINETNANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLE SHOOTING AND A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARDS 26L00021001, 26L00021002 & 26L00021014. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHE DWITH NO ODORS OR FAULTS NOTED.

More about the Airbus A321-231