Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 6, 2012
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1649
Aircraft time
37,631 hours, 15,444 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

F/A SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC SMELL ON TAXIOUT. RETURNED TO GATE. ACCMP'D AN INSPECTION CHECK AS PER AMM(S). NO SMOKE NEITHER FUMES WERE OBSERVED. NO OBJECTS BURNED FOUND. FLIGHT CREW FILLED FORM 46-6020 OUT (SMOKE-ODOR IN THE PLANE QUESTIONNAIRE). DUE TO BURNING SMELL REPORT FROM FLT CREW PLZ ACCESS UPPER CEILING ARE AROUND SEAT ROW 20-30 AND INSPECT FOR POTENTIAL DAMAGE, ETC WHICH COULD BE CORRELATED TO SMELL. ALSO RUN ENGS AND RUN PACKS TO DETERMINE IF ANY POTENTIAL PACK ISSUES. REMOVED ALL CEILING PANELS INSPECTED ALL DEU'S, BALLAST & WIRING IN GENERAL, ALL FOUND OK NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE. RUNUP ENG PER JRH2-40-1 AND OPERATED SINGLE & DOUBLE PACK, OPS ALL NORMAL.

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