Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 13, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1198
Aircraft time
25,485 hours, 13,097 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, APPROX 2 - 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING, CABIN CREW F/A NOTIFIED THE FLIGHT DECK OF A STRANGE ODOR IN CABIN (FAINT ODOR LIKE PLASTIC OR ELECTRICAL HEATING). THERE WAS NO VISIBLE HAZE, SMOKE OR OTHER INDICATION OF THE SOURCE. THE CAPT WAS CLOSE TO LANDING, AND HE DID A QUICK SCAN OF ELECTRICAL, BLEED AND HYDRAULIC PAGES OF ECAM, ALL SYS WERE NORMAL. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND AS THE ACFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED, THE F/A REPORTED NO LONGER SENSING ANY STRANGE ODORS. NO ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AT ANY TIME. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT IAW AMM 24-00-00-810-823, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AND DISCREPANCY WAS CLEARED IN THE LOGBOOK. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO ODORS WERE DETECTED ON THE RETURN TRIP.

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