Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 20, 2023
Submitted
January 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
07095
Aircraft time
23,332 hours, 9,930 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE. TURNED UP COCKPIT HEAT, IMMEDIATELY GOT AN ODOR OF HOT DUCTING IN COCKPIT. TURNED HOT DOWN &ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE. PERFORMED ELIMINATION OF ODOR IN FLT DECK/CABIN. PACK 1 SUSPECTED. TURNED OFF PACK 1 IAW QRL, NO ODOR DETECTED. LT PACK OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. FAS REPORTED NO ODOR DETECTED, FWD CABIN, AFT FAS THOUGHT THEY COULD SMELL SOMETHING HOT. IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A IDENTIFICATION THE CAUSE FOR CABIN ODOR, SMOKE OR FUME. TYPE 5 & 6. C/W LEVEL A BURNOUT WITH APU C/W. ON 01-19-2023 CHANGED BOTH PRIMARY & MAIN HEAT EXCHANGERS ON BOTH RT & LT PACKS. R & R BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS. RAN PACKS FOR 30 MINS FULL HOT. NO ODORS NOTED. IAW AMM 21-21-41-400-001-A AND 21-21-41-000-001-A.

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