Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 7, 2004
Submitted
February 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
064
Aircraft time
45,058 hours, 20,437 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
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

MSP - DIVERSION - FLT 0232 - APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DTW, EN ROUTE FOR LAS, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS OR SULFUR IN THE AFT GALLEY, DIVERTED TO MSP. WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED, FOUND NO ODOR IN AFT GALLEY. THE MSP FIRE DEPARTMENT GAS ANALYZER WAS USED TO DETECT ANY EVIDENCE OF GAS, ANALYZER READ -0-. AFT GALLEY OVENS AND COFFEEMAKERS WERE OPERATED, NO SULFUR ODOR WAS NOTED, RAN BOTH ENGINES AND OPERATED AIR CONDITIONING PACKS, NO ODOR WAS NOTED.

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