Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
July 31, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) SER - SMELL AFTER SWITCHING FROM ENGINE BLEED TO APU BLEED TAXI IN TO THE GATE WE NOTICED A LIGHT SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AS THE APU BLEED WAS TAKING OVER FROM THE ENG BLEED. SMELL DISAPPEARED AFTER 20 SECONDS. NO REPORT FROM THE CABIN. APU WAS KEPT RUNNING AND NO ABNORMAL SMELL WAS NOTICED. APU WAS THEN SHUT DOWN. DURING PUSHBACK NO SMELL NOTICED AS WELL. AFTER LANDING APU WAS STARTED TO VERIFY NO MORE SMELL IN THIS CONFIGURATION AS WELL. HERE WE GOT AGAIN ONLY A VERY LIGHT SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AGAIN WITH APU BLEED AND ENG BLEED AVAILABLE. SMELL DISAPPEARED AFTER 10 SECONDS. SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS IN THE FLIGHT DECK. ELB ENTRIES WAS MADE AND MCC WAS INFORMED. MCC GROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. OUTBOUND CREW INFORMED ABOUT STEPS TAKEN. (TC# 20190805002)

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