Service difficulty report · Oven · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 3, 2018
Submitted
December 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
539
Aircraft time
77,614 hours, 30,278 cycles
Part
Oven
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft Galley
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

ACRID ELECTRICAL SMELLTHROUGHOUT CABIN AFTERTAKEOFF. RAN CHEKLI STRETURND TOAIRPORT PERFORMED SMOKE/ODOR IN CABIN INSPECTION REF AMM 05-51-10-200-801C. CREW COMPLETED SMOKE/ODOR FORM AND INFORMED M/X THAT SMELL BEGAN DURING TAKEOFF. PERFORMED IDENTIFICATION CHECK OF CAUSE OF ODOR REF TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A TO TASK 4A(1) TO CHECK THE APU AS CAUSE OF ODOR. PERFORMED TSM 49-00-00-810-921-A FOR TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE ODOR SOURCE OF THE APU. NO ODOR NOTED FOR APU. SUSPECT ENGINE 1 OR ENGINE 2 AS SOURCE OF ODOR INDIVIDUALLY AT MCT POWER FOR 2 MINS WITH BLEED ON AND RESPECTIVE PACK ON, CROSSBLEED CLOSED. NO OIL OR HYDRAULIC ODORS NOTED. FOUND ODOR TO BE TYPE 9 OF TSM, MISCELLANEOUS CABIN ITEMS. FOUND BURNT MASS OF MATERIAL INSIDE AFT INBOARD OVEN. CONTINUED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A THRU END. OPERATED EACH ENGINE, CLEANED OUT OVEN. NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS PRECAUTIONARY.

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