Service difficulty report · Wing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2025
Submitted
April 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
67,357 hours, 29,540 cycles
Part
Wing
Condition
Smoke
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

RAMP REPORTS SMOKE COMING FROM WINGS, BURNING SMELL. CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT, NO HEAT SHOWN ON THERMAL IMAGING, NO BURNING SMELL, NO EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE FOUND. DROPPED FLAP/S SLATS ON GROUND REF AMM 27-50-00, INSPECTED, SMOKE APPEARS TO CONDENSATION WITH DEICNG FLUID EVAPO RATION. FOUND RESIDUAL DEICING FLUID ON RIGHT WING, CLEANED RESI DUAL. RETRACTED FLAP/S SLATS ON GROUND REF AMM 27-50-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RAMP CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT, NO HEAT SHOWN ON THERMAL IMAGING, NO BURNING SMELL, NO EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE FOUND. DROPPED FLAP/S SLATS ON GROUND REF AMM 27-50-00, INSPECTED, SMOKE APPEARS TO CONDENSATION WITH DEICNG FLUID EVAPO RATION. FOUND RESIDUAL DEICING FLUID ON RIGHT WING, CLEANED RESI DUAL. RETRACTED FLAP/S SLATS ON GROUND REF AMM 27-50-00. NO DEFE CTS NOTED.

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