Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2016
Submitted
November 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5624
Aircraft time
14,110 hours, 6,481 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING THE CRUISE PHASE, CA + FO SMELLED A SMELL OF HOT PLASTIC OR A HOT IRON. BOTH PACKS WERE ON WITH ENGINE BLEED. AFTER LANDING FA'S IN FORWARD PART OF THE AIRCRAFT SMELLED AN ODOR OF UNKNOWN TYPE WITH BOTH PACKS ON APU BLEED. NO SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A RAN BOTH ENGINES IAW AMM 71-00-00. OPERATED ENGINE 1 + 2 BLEED INDEPENTLY IAW AMM 36-11-00 AND APU IAW AMM 36-12-00. NO SMELLS NOTED DURING ISOLATION OF BLEED AIR SYSTEMS. HAD OUTBOUND CREW ONBOARD AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY NO SMELL IN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONITNUED SERVICE

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