Service difficulty report · Heater · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 14, 2008
Submitted
December 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0857
Aircraft time
5,973 hours, 860 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED BURNING SMELL IN LDMCR, INCREASED IN STRENGTH OVER TIME AND WAS CONFIRMED BY PURSER AND CAPTAIN. 5 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF HEADACHES, BURNING NOSE, EYES AND TIGHTNESS OF CHEST WITH 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN BY A PHYSICIAN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE LDMCR HEATER AND RECIRCULATION FILTER WERE REPLACED AND SEALANT BELOW THE STAIRWAY THAT WAS FOUND NOT CURED WAS REMOVED.

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