Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 24, 2003
Submitted
July 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
077
Aircraft time
43,625 hours, 19,911 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS EN ROUTE FOR PDX NOTICED AIRCRAFT VIBRATION, CLIMBING THROUGH FL 180 NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION AT 2.2, VIBRATION BECAME STRONGER AND AFT CABIN FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM AFT GALLEY AREA. ODOR BECAME STRONGER AS FLIGHT CONTINUED, DIVERTED TO RENO. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN, NR 2 ENGINE AT 1.265 EPR WITH A N1 VIBRATION PEAK OF 2.3, WITHIN LIMITS. INSPECTED TAIL SURFACES AND WING TO BODY FAIRINGS, NO DAMAGE NOTED. RAN A/C PACKS WITH APU BLEED, AND OPERATED AND INSPECTED ALL GALLEY EQUIPMENT, NO BURNING ODOR NOTED.

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