Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 2, 2010
Submitted
April 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1586
Aircraft time
27,290 hours, 12,226 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTS A POSSIBLE RUBBER BURNING ODOR OR ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE VICINITY OF ROW 24ABC. A NON-REV CREWMAN CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THE SMELL HAD DISSIPATED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS FOUND. SAMC ADVISES THAT UPON ARRIVAL CHECK THE CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AND THE CABIN LIGHTING IN THE VICINITY. ALSO OPEN THE PASSENGER SERVICE UNITS AND CHECK THE OXYGEN GENERATOR CONDITION AND THE LIGHTING BALLASTS ABOVE THE SEAT ROW. CHECKED THE AREA AT 24ABC INCLUDING THE AFT CARGO PIT. FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL NO DAMAGE NOTED, THE CABIN LIGHTS AND PASSENGER SERVICE UNIT CHECKED GOOD. ALL SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL.

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