Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
October 6, 2026
Submitted
October 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55153
Aircraft time
13,129 hours, 5,721 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
70133A010001
Part serial
7013311695
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Part time
1,536 hours, 637 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START, AFT FA'S REPORTED STRONG DIRTY SOCK/MUSTY SMELL IN AFT GALLEY AND LAST 2 ROWS. SMELL REMAINED WITH PACKS ON R ENG BLEED, L BLEED ALREADY DEFERRED. C/W SMOKE AND FUME W/C 0550-2001 WITH NO ISSUES FOUND. DUE TO REPORT OF FUME ONLY IN AFT GALLEY NOTICED ODOR ONLY WITH AFT GALLEY HEATER ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT GALLEY HEATER PER A220 AMP 21-42. NO SMELL OR DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. OK TO CONT. (LP# 8983822; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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