Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 6, 2006
Submitted
March 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1350
Aircraft time
27,203 hours, 11,023 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Bleed Valve
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

EMERGENCY LANDING, ON DESCENT DIRTY SOCK/SMOKE ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK & FWD CABIN. FIRE DEPT MET ACFT. NO DANGER PRESENT. ODOR WAS MORE CHEMICAL IN NATURE. ACFT FERRIED FOR T/S. ODOR ISOLATED TO NR 1 ENG. MX BORESCOPED & INSPECTED NR 1 ENG. NO DEFECTS FOUND. MX FOUND SOOT AT 2.5 BLEED VALVE, ON NR 1 ENG WITH NO FRESH OIL FOUND. VALVE CLEANED, NR 1 ENG RAN AT HIGH PWR & OTHER SETTINGS 30 MINS. NO EVIDENCE OF ODOR. 05MAR06, LEVEL OFF AT FL 290 W/AUTOPILOT & AUTO THRUST ON, AN -ENG 1 STALL- MSG WITH AN AUDIBLE BANG. MX LUBED 2.5 BLEED VALVE, BORESCOPED & PERFORMED PWR ASSURANCE TESTS ON NR 1 ENGINE. NO FAULTS FOUND. MX SUSPECTS LUBE OF 2.5 BLEED VALVE ON 05MAR06 CAUSE OF SOOT & ODOR.

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