Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
June 21, 2006
Submitted
June 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2236
Aircraft time
11,683 hours, 5,436 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cocpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL, STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR BRIEFLY WHILE DESCENDING THRU FL190. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OBSERVED. ODOR WAS ONLY NOTICED BY COCKPIT CREW. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT PER TSM 24-00-00-810-823 FOR DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE FOUND. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING OF APU AND ENGINE PER TASK CARD. NO DAMAGE FOUND. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER AS PRECAUTIONARY. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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