Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 22, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2325
Aircraft time
13,154 hours, 5,146 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 820, MKE-PUJ WAS DESCENDING AT 10,000' ON APPROACH INTO PUJ. THE CABIN CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE, JUST AN ODOR. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE AFT GALLEY AREA, THE AFT COFFE MAKERS, WASTE DISPOSAL CONTAINERS AND AFT LAVS, AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. MX ALSO CHECKED FOR ANY CIRCUIT BREAKERS THAT MAY HAVE POPPED, AND FOUND NONE. MX DID NOT SMELL ANY ODORS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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