Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 10, 2005
Submitted
September 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2325
Aircraft time
2,556 hours, 1,012 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AS AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED FROM RUNWAY TO TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING, RAMP PERSONNEL & TOWER PERSONNEL SAW WHITE SMOKE FROM UNDER PLANE FOR 20 SEC. CREW REPORTED BRIEF LIGHT SMOKE AND UNKNOWN ODOR IN CABIN THAT DISSIPATED QUICKLY, WHICH WAS VERIFIED BY THE F/O. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE APU COMPARTMENT & AIR INLET, BRAKES, AVIONICS COMPARTMENT, CARGO COMPARTMENTS, AIR CONDITIONING PACKS (INLETS & OUTLETS) AND WHEEL WELLS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IDLE RUN OF ENGINES PER AMM 71-00-00-710-006, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT HAS OPERATED SEVERAL FLIGHTS SINCE THIS OBSERVATION WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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