Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2006
Submitted
April 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1003
Aircraft time
25,851 hours, 9,992 cycles
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

ON CLIMB-OUT AT APPROX FL 20,000' F/A`S CALLED CREW & REPORTED A STRONG SMOKE/ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. PAX`S ALSO COMPLAINED OF REPORTED ODOR. DECLARED EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO PHX. LANDED & TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ACFT SYS. OPENED PARTITIONS FOR PAX LIGHTING, CALL BUTTONS & COVE LIGHT AREAS. INSPECTED ALL WIRING FROM ROW 12 TO ROW 19 BOTH LT & RT SIDES. RAN ENG`S, OPERATED BOTH PACKS, COLD & HOT. INSPECTED GALLEYS & LAVS. INSPECTED PITS & E/E BAYS. CHECKED ALL C/B`S. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECIEVED STATING THAT PAX AT ROW 15 THAT ADVISED F/A'S OF ODOR. F/A'S CONFIRMED ODOR THEN REPORTED TO CREW. NO OTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECIEVED.

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