Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
June 8, 2021
Submitted
June 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0591
Aircraft time
75,927 hours, 9,977 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
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

SHIP 3308 ODOR ON APU START AND DESCENT THRU 10K FT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: METALLIC SMELL NOTED AFTER PACK 1 IS STARTED THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATES. OPENED DUCT BETWEEN ACM AND REHEATER AND NOTED STRONG SMELL AT ACM TURBINE INLET. NO SMELL AT HEATED FLOOR PANELS OR APU START COMPONENTS IN BULK CARGO. REPLACED PACK 1 ACM. (7338562)

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