Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 3, 2013
Submitted
March 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2669
Aircraft time
23,682 hours, 10,283 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

CREW REPORTED A BURNT CHEMICAL ODOR ON BOARD - WORST TOWARD FIRST CLASS AREA. POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION BY GROUND AIR UNIT IN ABQ. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT CABIN AIR QUALITY PER TASK CARD 26L00021001. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR WITH INDIVIDUAL ENGINES AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS OR WITH APU BLEED. ORIGINAL CONTAMINATION ALSO BELIEVED TO BE FROM GROUND UNIT IN ABQ. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN AIR HEPA FILTERS PER TASK CARD 99L10021001. NO ODOR IN CABIN AT THIS TIME.

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