Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 8, 2023
Submitted
October 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1217
Aircraft time
52,345 hours, 8,272 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
28,612 hours, 4,529 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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

DIV - ON CLIMBOUT FAS ALERTED US TO ACRID SMELL COMING FROM THE AFT VENTS. DIVERTED TO PHNL. PER AIR CONTAMINATION FORM, SMELL OCCURED DURING PACK 1 OPERATION AND WAS SMELT PRIMARILY IN AFT CABIN. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY INSPECTION AT PACK 1 DUCTING, MIXER UNIT + DUCTING, AND PACK COMPONENTS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ENGINE OIL LEVELS AT BLOCK IN WERE 17.2 AND 17.5, AND PERFORMED INSPECTION AT #1 ENGINE PER TSM 71-00-81-810-805-A FOR LEAKS. PERFORMED ENGINE IDLE RUNS AT #1 AND #2 ENGINES - COULD NOT DUPLICATE SMELL DURING RUN UPS. NEED TO CONTINUE INSPECTIONS AT AFT AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR MALFUNCTIONS/ODORS. COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS IN AFT AREA/ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. OK FOR SERVICE

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