Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 2, 2013
Submitted
October 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
39,511 hours, 17,214 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
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

ODOR IN COCKPIT RETURNED AFTER PACKS CAME ON. ODOR SMELLS LIKE ROTTING FOOD. PERFORMED AIR CONDITIONING OPERATIONAL TEST RUNNING APU ONLY, NO SMELLS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN ON BOTH ENGINES, RUN PACKS WITH ENGINES ONLY. NO SMELL CAN BE DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME.

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