Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
June 5, 2026
Submitted
June 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N144DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50064
Aircraft time
7,693 hours, 3,670 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUME EVENT DURING BLOCK IN RIGHT AFTER APU START. SEVERITY OVERWHELMING BURST OF ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. AFT GALLEY NO PHYSICAL EFFECT BY CREW OR PASSENGERS. NATURE ELECTRICAL. TIME 1753 LEVEL A DISSIPATES ON ITS OWN. T/S ODOR PER AMDS WC 0550-2001. USED P-TRACK TOOL TO ISOLATE SOURCE.OPERATED AFT GALLEY HEATER RECREATED ODOR. FOUND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON HEATER INTAKE VENT. REMOVED DEBRIS AND ODOR LEFT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR AFTERWORDS. C/W AMDS WC 0550-2003 ODOR RTS TEST PASS. OK FOR SVC. (LP# 8902546; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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