Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 5, 2004
Submitted
June 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1860
Aircraft time
5,122 hours, 1,701 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER T/O, F/A NOTICED ODOR & HAZE VIEWED FROM FWD CREW SEATS IN AFT PORTION OF A/C. VERIFIED SAME CONDITIONS AFT. ADJUSTED AIR CONDITIONING SYS TO INCREASE AIRFLOW AND ELIMINATE ODOR & HAZE. HAZE & ODOR BEGAN TO CLEAR, TEN MINS LATER HAZE & ODORS RETURNED. DIVERT INTO PHL. PERFORMED FUMES REMOVAL CHECKLIST, HAZE/FUMES CLEARING, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, ALL PAX DEPLANED. TROUBLESHOT SYS & COULD NOT DUPLICATE. ENGS RAN 1 HR AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INSPECTED APU FOR LEAKS & OIL SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED ENG FOR EXTERNAL LEAKS & OIL SERVICE WITH NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED AIR CONDITIONING PACK BAYS FOR DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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