Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 4, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
1,378 hours, 577 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED A VENT BLOWER FAULT ON ECAM. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG ODOR IN CABIN. THE FUMES WERE MAKING THE CABIN CREW SICK, SO THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PHOENIX. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 ENGINES, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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