Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
October 30, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
0618
Aircraft time
14,380 hours, 2,130 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC FILLED THE CABIN, AND DISSIPATED SLIGHTLY ON CLIMB-OUT. ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN HOT AIR 1 WAS TURNED OFF. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AND FOUND NO DEFECTS, OPERATED PACKS WITH BOTH THE APU AND ENGINE NR 1 BLEED AND NO SMELL FOUND.

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