Service difficulty report · Ballast · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1393
Aircraft time
26,829 hours, 17,418 cycles
Part
Ballast
Part number
325081
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 1521 CLT-DEN - BURNING SMELL - STRONG ODOR PERMEATED ENTIRE AIRCRAFT FROM TIME GEAR WAS LOWERED UNTIL CLEARED THE RUNWAY. COCKPIT CREW NOTICED ODOR WHICH WAS LATER REPORTED BY FORWARD AND AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. ODOR EVENTUALLY DISSIPATED FOUR MINUTES AFTER TOUCHDOWN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO AFT GALLEY BALLAST. REMOVED AND REPLACED 4R BALLAST.

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