Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 29, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1409
Aircraft time
28,074 hours, 12,021 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

TWICE HAD ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR FAIRLY STRONG THROUGHOUT CABIN. NO ODOR FOUND, TURNED ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP ON, ALL LIGHTS THRU RANGES, RAN ON APU POWER AND GRND POWER. ENTERED AND INSPECTED BOTH PIT AND E&E COMPARTMENTS, ALL CABIN AND COCKPIT AREAS. RAN BOTH PACKS. CREW REPORTS 3 HOURS ON GROUND AT LGA, NO PROBLEM, ONLY OCCURRED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN AT CRUISE POWER FOR 10 MINUTES WITH ONE PACK AT A TIME OPERATING. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUNS ON BOTH ENGINES, ISOLATED PACKS, NO ABNORMAL ODORS NOTED. ALSO NO ABNORMAL ODORS FROM APU SUPPLY.

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