- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2011
- Submitted
- March 29, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 565
- Aircraft time
- 45,481 hours, 18,546 cycles
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- VD390003
- Part serial
- 5050962
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 44,931 hours, 18,542 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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 658 SFO-PHL - BURNING SMELL - AT CRUISE (340), CREW REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF INSULATION OR BURNING PLASTIC COMING FROM GASPER VENTS IN FLIGHT DECK. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELL STRONGEST OVERWING. WHEN PACK 1 WAS TURNED OFF, SMELL INCREASED; PACK 2 OFF, ODOR CLEARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT TO RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN - REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN.