Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 21, 2009
Submitted
November 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
28,722 hours, 11,929 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
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

F/A REPORTS BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN MID CABIN. TURNED CABIN LIGHTS OFF SMELL IS DISSIPATING. SAMC TEXT: PER CONVERSATION WITH CAPT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS MORE OF A MUSTY OIL ODOR RATHER THAN AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. MX ACCOMPLISHED A CHECK OF THE INTERIOR, DROPPED CEILING PANELS, BALLAST WERE OK, ALL LIGHTS FUNCTIONS NORMAL, NO ODOR NOTED. RAN BOTH PACKS, INITIALLY SMELLED OIL, ODOR DISSIPATED, RAN PACKS TO FULL HOT TO BURN OUT, ODOR NO LONGER PRESENT. CHECKED FOR EXTERNAL LEAKAGE ON ENGINES AND APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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