What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CHEMICAL OR BURNT PLASTIC ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK AFTER ENGINE START THAT WENT AWAY BUT CAME BACK ON DECENT - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AVIONICS AIR FILTER PLUGGED WITH DIRT AND REPLACED THE FILTER -
- Difficulty date
- September 28, 2026
- Submitted
- September 30, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N835AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 2458
- Aircraft time
- 61,468 hours, 31,187 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Air Filter
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.