Service difficulty report · Converter · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
December 19, 2008
Submitted
December 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
01738
Aircraft time
18,585 hours, 9,484 cycles
Part
Converter
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

BAD SMELL IN AC SYS. IT IS NOTICEABLE WITH APU BLEED AND ENGINE BLEED. IT IS WORSE AT LOW ALTITUDES, WHETHER ON CLIMB OR DESCENT. AT CRUISE SMELL SEEMS WORSE IN BACK. ON FINAL APPROACH PASSENGER AND F/A IN BACK OF ACFT WERE COUGHING AND COMPLAINING OF SMELL. REPLACED LT AND RT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, NO SMELL NOTED.

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