Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 11, 2025
Submitted
September 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1266
Aircraft time
77,645 hours, 31,898 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft Cabin
Stage of operation
LD
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

FA HEARD BANG ON APPROACH & LOUD NOISE FROM R2 DOOR, SMELLED SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY, AFT FLT ATTENDENTS STATED THEY HEARD BANGING COMING FROM AFT RT DOOR THROUGHOUT FLT. AFT PORTION OF ACFT SMELLED LIKE SMOKE. PILOT STATED ODOR CAME AFTER LANDING, IN AFT CABIN. PERFORMED TSM 52-13-00-810-826-A, INSPECTED R2 DOOR & SEAL AREA, NO DEFECTS, PERFORMED TSM 21-31-00-810-807-A, CPC 2 OUTFLOW VALVE PREVIOUS LEGS REPORT 56 LEGS AGO, NO FAULTS . PERFORMED CPC 1 & 2, OPS TEST IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-002-A, NO FAULTS. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.0 PSI IAW AMM 05-53-00. NO NOISES NOTED DURING CHECK. INSPECTED & OPS CHECKED OUTFLOW VALVE, CARGO VENT EXTRACT FAN & LAV/GALLEY VENT EXTRACT FAN IAW AMM 21-31-00, 21-23-00, & 21-28-00. NO DEFECTS, NOISE OR ODORS NOTED. RAN BOTH PACKS WITH BOTH ENGS, NO SMOKE ODOR NOTED.

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