Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 11, 2018
Submitted
December 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
5398
Aircraft time
14,363 hours, 14,660 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DEC 11. AFTER ENGINE 1 START STRONG BURNING SMELL WAS PERCIVED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT PART OF THE AIRPLANE SOURCE NOT IDENTIFIED RETURN TO POSITION AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND INSPECTION // DEC 15. DURING ENG 1 START OIL SMELL IN THE CABIN IS PRESENT // CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEC 13. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 71-00-00-710-003-B ENGINE AUTOMATIC START WAS PERFORMED ENG 1 AND 2 FOR 30 MINUTES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 05-50-00-810-831A AND CREW COMMENTS. THE ODOR WAS AT THE AFT PART. THE CORRECTION ACTION IS TYPE 9. COFFE MAKERS, OVEN, TOILET, BALLAST UNIT, READING LIGHTS, IFE ENTERTAIMENT AND AFT CARGO WERE CHECKED WITH APU AND ENGINES RUNNING. DURING THESE ACTIONS THE BURNING SMELL WAS NOT DETECTED // DEC 15. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-00-00-615-003-A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO MORE OIL SMELL WAS DETECTED // IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-00-00-100-001-A CLEANING OF SPECIAL COMPONENTS IN THE ECS WAS PERFORMED.

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