Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
April 3, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
88,902 hours
Part
Plenum
Part number
332227960
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

(CAN) FLIGHT DEPARTED AND CABIN CREW REPORTED AN OIL OR PLASTIC BURNING SMELL IN CABIN-WORSE IN FORWARD CABIN. THE CABIN CREW CHECKED GALLEY ETC. SMELL WAS CONSISTENT.THIS BEGAN AT 1500FT ABOVE. SMELL CONTINUED IN CLIMB AND CREW PERFORMED SMOKE AND FUMES CHECKLIST. CREW ADVISED ATC THEY WERE RETURNING TO LAND, NO SMOKE HOODS DEPLOYED. PAN PAN DECLARED WITH ATC. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. CFR EXAMINED AIRCRAFT AT TAXIWAY BRAVO. FLIGHT THEN TAXIED TO GATE UNDER IT`S OWN POWER. RESOLUTION LOWER INLET PLENUM REPLACED ON APU AS PER AMM 49-16-48-400-002-A, NO SMELL OF PLASTIC ODOR AFTER 10 MIN RUNNING , APU CONSIDER SERVICEABLE (TC# 20190415008)

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