Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 20, 2018
Submitted
May 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N223FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2695
Aircraft time
40,072 hours, 26,483 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE, THE FA REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN THE AFT GALLEY, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DONNED OYGEN MASKS AND SMOKE GOGGLES. DIVERTED. AT 12000 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A CIGARETTE SMOKE ODOR. PERFORMED A 15 MINUTE IDLE RUN OR BOTH ENGINES IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-006. NO SIGNS OF OIL OR SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FWD SUMP DRAINS DURING ENGINE OPERATION AND NO ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN IAW AMM 71-00-00-790-002B. NO FUEL OR HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKAGE. PERFORMED GVI OF THE NR 1 & 2 ENGINES, AND BOTH PACKS WITH NO EVEIDENCE OF OIL OR HYD LEAK OR INGESTION. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY LAVATORY AREAS FOR DIRTY SOCK ODOR. NONE NOTED IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A.

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