Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
February 15, 2011
Submitted
March 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
686
Aircraft time
46,706 hours, 18,554 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE IN CABIN, FLIGHT DIVERTED. ATTENDANT REPORTED GETTING WHIFFS IN AFT GALLEY AREA. NO VISIBLE SMOKE SEEN. ODOR DISSIPATED DURING DECENT. NO BURNING ODOR PRESENT AT ARRIVAL. FIRE DEPT INSPECTED PITS ON ARRIVAL, NO EVIDENCE OF BURNING. ODOR WAS PRECEDED WITH RESET OF TRIPPED CB T19, CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHING BY ABOUT 10 MINS. CB DID NOT TRIP AGAIN AND ALL INDICATIONS ARE STILL NORMAL. NO ODOR PRESENT WITH ALL SYSTEM RUNNING. ALL AREAS ASSOCIATED AT ROW 10 AND GALLEY CLEAR. VISUAL INSPECTION ACP, NO BURNING EVIDENCE FOUND.

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