Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
July 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1069
Aircraft time
12,091 hours, 1,594 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND SEVERAL PASSENGERS DETECTED ODOR NEAR ROW 14AC. AN ON BREAK PILOT DETECTED NO ODOR. DURING LATER PORTION OF FLIGHT TWO OTHER PILOTS DETECTED NO ODOR. DURING DESCENT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED 3 OTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANTS EXPERIENCING HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. 1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT UTILIZED OXYGEN & WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS FOR EVALUATION. WE WERE INFORMED THESE SYMPTOMS WERE EXPERIENCED BY THE 3 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WORKING LEFT SIDE OF A/C. THEY INDICATED NO ODOR PRESENT AT THAT TIME. MAINTANCE RAN AIRCRAFT WITH PACKS AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS, NO SMELL OR ODORS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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