Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
March 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2806
Aircraft time
20,242 hours, 9,901 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit/Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR NOTICED ON CLIMB OUT, WENT AWAY DURING CLIMB OUT OF CLOUDS. CAME BACK AT CRUISE. ODOR WORSE UP FRONT (FWD GALLEY / COCKPIT). ODOR HAD A TASTE. NO SMOKE WAS NOTICED. ODOR COULD NOT BE DESCRIBED. TSM 21-00-00-810-820A UNSATISFACTORY CABIN AIR QUALITY REFERS TO SIL 1-132 INSPECTION OF APU DE-ICING FLUID TABLE 4. FOUND ODOR TO REOCCUR WHEN SELECTING APU BLEED WITH PACKS ON. CLEANED APU INLET AND RAN PACKS REF AMM 21-61-00-710-001A.

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