Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 8, 2018
Submitted
July 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N211FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4688
Aircraft time
26,437 hours, 10,598 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
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

DIRTY SOCKS/OILY/METALLIC ODOR NOTED BY ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PRIMARILY IN THE GALLEYS NEARING TOP OF CLIMB. APPLIED ELIMINATION OF ODOR PROCEDURE AND IT DIDN'T DISSIPATE THE ODOR. EMERGENCY DECLARED. PERFORMED IDLE RUNS OF BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINES PER AMM 71-00-00-710-006. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL DROPS OR SMOKE FROM DRAIN MAST. ISOLATED BLEED SOURCES AND PACKS WHILE RUNNING ENGINES. NO FAULTS/ODORS IN ANY CONFIGURATION. NO EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC LEAKS PER AMM 29-00-00-790-001. BORESCOPED ENGINE NR 1 AND NR 2 PER AMM 72-31-00-290-002-A FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL WETTING. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. AC WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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