Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1584
Aircraft time
36,313 hours, 15,965 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
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

BURNING SMELL IN AFT GALLEY, FLIGHT DIVERTED. INSPECTED ALL AFT GALLEY WARMERS, COFFEEMAKERS, C-B +POWER PANELS, WORK LIGHTS: NO EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING FOUND. DROPPED CEILING PANEL, NO SMOKE SMELL IN 2001 VU OR CEILING PANEL. FILLED IN SMOKE REPORT AND DEBRIEFED CREW. SOURCE APPEARS TO BE FROM COOLING EXHAUST OF NR 3 CHILLER. NO EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING SEEN. CABIN CREW REPORTED HOT PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM VENT ABOVE COMPARTMENT R41+R42. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL INSPECTION ON GALLEY CHILLER AREA AND CHILLER TEST RUNNING ABOUT 2 HRS AND NO HOT PLASTIC OR ANY OTHER SMELL DETECTED DURING INSPECTION AND TEST, CHILLER BACK TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION

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