Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
September 27, 2026
Submitted
September 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
2087
Aircraft time
62,087 hours, 32,419 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
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

UNUSUAL ODOR REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT & CAPTAIN BEFORE BOARDING. SEEMED TO SUBSIDE, CALLED MAINT, NOTHING DESCOVERED. PUSHED BACK & STARTED ENGINES, NOW SMELLED AGAIN BY MULTIPLE CREW MEMBERS. SMELLED IS LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. DETERMINED TO BE TYPE 9 ODOR IAW W/C 0550-2002. C/W FIG 1-4, NO FAULTS NOTED. RAN & IS LOCATED ENG 1 & 2 BLEED W/. P TRACK TOOL & SUBMITED RESULTS TO MCC WAITING FURTHER EVAL. TALKED WITH MCC PERFROMED GVI OF BOTH ENG NR 1 & 2, PLUS APU, NO EVIDIENCE OF OIL LEAK OR COMTAMINATION C/W W/C 2100-2007, NO TROUBLE FOUND REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21. PERFOMED P TRAC RUB IAW 2/C 0550-2001 RESULTS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN FIRST TEST. RAN P TRACK TEST AGAIN WITH ONLY ENG NR 1 RUNING PER MCC REQUEST TEST RESULTS CONTINUED TO TREND DOWN. ACFT OK FOR SVC. (LP: 9593462, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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