Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 6, 2010
Submitted
July 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1022
Part
Filter
Condition
Fouled
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PHL FLT 1024 EN ROUTE SJU TO PHL. ON CLIMBOUT FROM SJU, ABOUT 20,000 FEET, TURNED ON ENGINE ANTI-ICE AND NOTICED A BURNT RUBBER SMELL. SMELL LASTED FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. REPLACED ALL EIGHT RECIRCULATION FILTERS, FORWARD AND AFT, LEFT AND RIGHT POSITIONS. NO SMELL NOTICED ON GROUND RUN. A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH THE ANTI-ICE OPERATED ABOVE FL 200 FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. NO ODORS NOTED.

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