Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 24, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
702
Aircraft time
42,613 hours, 16,787 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Filter
Condition
Odor
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CR
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

STRONG ODOR AT DISPATCH. TOLD WOULD DISSIPATE, ODOR PERSISTANT. EVEN AFTER 1+15 OF FLIGHT W-O APU AND PACKSON HI FLOW. SEVERAL PAX COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA. RECIRC FILTERS REPLACED AND RAN APU WITH BLEEDS AND PAC ON FOR APPROX 8 HRS. NO FURTHER ODOR NOTED.

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