Service difficulty report · Power Unit · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
January 23, 2025
Submitted
January 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50050
Aircraft time
13,303 hours, 6,090 cycles
Part
Power Unit
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED PLASTIC RUBBER BURNING SMELL ON DESCENT. IT WENT AWAY THEN FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD SIMILAR SMELL, AND IT WENT AWAY. I SMELLED SLIGHT SMELL FOR OF FEW MOMENTS IN THE COCKPIT AND IT WENT AWAY. UPON OPENING L1 THE SMELL WAS PRESENT. LEAD FA SAID NO SMELL IN CABIN THEN. PERFORMED WORKCARD 0550-2001 UP TO STEP 5. FOUND 24E PED POWER CONTAMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 24E PED POWER PER A220 CMM 25- 21-57. PERFORMED IDLE ENGINE RUN ON BOTH ENGINES WITH DIFFERENT PACK SETTINGS,NO FAULTS & NO SMELL. RAN APU WITH DIFF PACK CONFIGS, NO SMELL, NEEDS ABOVE IDLE RUN, WAITING FOR CURFEW. W/C 0550-2001 C/W. NO FUMES NOTED. W/C 0550- 2003 C/W. CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDED ABOVE. MCC NOTIFIED. W/C 0550-9001-A220 C/W. OK FOR SVC. (LP# 6772522)

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