Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
January 3, 2021
Submitted
January 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N138DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50057
Aircraft time
90 hours, 51 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUME SMELL ON TAXI IN AS APU CAME TO SPEED (FILLED OUT AIRCRAFT SMOKE & FUMES QUESTIONAIRE). RECTIFICATION: C/W AMDS W/C NR 0550-2001. NO FUEL OR OIL SMELL NOTES FROM EITHER ENGINES OR APU. NOTED AFT GALLEY PRODUCING FOUL SMELL. GALLEY HEATER SUSPECTED FAULTY. C/W NO-GO ODI PREVENTION PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AMDS W/C 0550-2001.

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