Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2026
Submitted
August 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
83,089 hours, 35,383 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER 2ND ENG START, BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN BACK WITH VISIBLE SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY. PILOT STATED THE PLASTIC ODOR RETURNED AFTER ENG 2 WAS STARTED & APU DESELECTED, ENG 1 ON. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN. ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE FLT CREW ENGINE START PROCEEDURE AS INDICATED TO DUPLICATE SYMPTOMS. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY NOTED. NO SMOKE, NO HAZE OR STRONG ODOR. NO ECAM MSG OR FAULTS NOTED. COMPLETED WALK AROUND & INSPECTED FAN BLADES & COMPRESSOR INLET GUIDE VANES ON BOTH ENGS, NO OBVIOUS FOD DAMAGE OR INJESTION INTO ENGINES. NR 2 ENGINE T/R NEEDS TO BE OPENED & INSPECTED FOR RAGS, OIL LEAKS OR ANY OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THE EXTERNAL OF ENGINE. INSPECTED ENG 2, NO RAGS, OR FOD WITHIN FAN & THRUST REVERSER COWLS, NO OBVIOUS LEAKS OR DEFECTS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULT ON THE GROUND.

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