Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
December 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2458
Aircraft time
25,997 hours, 11,088 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, D

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

What was found

UPON TAXI OUT, CREW REPORTED A PASSENGER HEARD A RYTHMIC THUMPING SOUND (OVERWING PASSENGER) AND SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER ODOR. UPON TAXI BACK, ODOR BECAME STRONGER. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, (WITH APU BLEED AND APU ON), A VERY STRONG ODOR OF JET FUEL PERMEATED THE CABIN. ODOR WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE EYE IRRITATION. MAINTENANCE TAXIED AIRCRAFT. NO NOISE OR THUMPING SOUNDS NOTED (OTHER THAN PTU CLACKING). COMPLIED WITH J/C 26L00021001. APU NOT LEAKING OR OVERSERVICED. RAN PACKS WITH INDIVIDUAL AIR SOURCES. NO ODORS NOTED AT ANY TIME DURING ENTIRE TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN HEPA FILTERS PER AMM 21-21-41-400-001. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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