Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 31, 2017
Submitted
February 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1114
Aircraft time
29,722 hours, 4,935 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DESCENT BTW 7000' & 4000' FUMES WERE SMELT IN CABIN & COCKPIT ODOR WAS DESCRIBED AS OILY SOCK SMELL. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND ENGINE RUN NR 1 ENGINE, SHUTDOWN THEN RAN NR 2 ENGINE WITH PACKS ON ENGINE BLEED ONLY, NO ODOR OR SMELL IN COCKPIT OR CABIN NOTED, OK FOR SERVICE 1 OTHER ODOR REPORT IN 30 DAYS. NO SMELLS REPORTED ON RETURN TO LAX (SAME CABIN CREW, DIFFERENT FLIGHT CREW).

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