Service difficulty report · Latch · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
November 17, 2025
Submitted
November 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208BZ
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55148
Aircraft time
8,844 hours, 628 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT, CREW RAN FIRE/SMOKE/FUMES QRH. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER THE QRH. PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE FOR FUES OR SMOKE EVENTS IN CABIN BY PERFOMING ENGINE RUNS AND PERFOMING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES TO CHECK FOR ANY FLUID LEAKS IAW BD500-A-J21-22-00-04AAA-423A-A. NO EICAS WARNINGS OR FAULT MSG PRESENT ON OMS. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FWD AVIONICS BAY WHICH IS BELOW THE FWD GALLEY, NO SMOKE ODOR OR BURN MARKS NOTED. INSPECTED THE AREA WHERE THE SMOKE ODOR CAME FROM AND FOUND THE EMERGENCY ACCESS LATCH TO THE COCKPIT DOOR VERY WARM. DEACTIVATED LATCH AND PLACED ON MEL. NO ONBOARD MEDICAL NEEDED, AND NO EMERGENCY DECLARED.

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