Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 16, 2012
Submitted
September 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1217
Aircraft time
7,120 hours, 1,206 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

APP 3 HRS FLT F/A & PAX IN MID CABIN DETECTED ODOR OR BURNING ELECTRONICS. F/A'S POWERED DOWN CABIN FOR 15 MIN & SLOWLY BEGAN POWERING THINGS BACK ON. ODOR DISSIPATED & DID NOT RETURN. NOTIFIED DISPATCH ABOUT ODOR & INOPERATIVE RADAR. MID CABIN GALLEY OVEN & COFFEEMAKER POWER ON. NIL SMELL & SMOKE EVIDENT ON GROUND. POST FLT REPORT LAST LEG CARGO VENT STATUS MESSAGE. DURING ENG START. CONSIDERED ODOR MAY COME FROM CARGO VENT. CARGO VENT TEST C/OUT.

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