Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 30, 2013
Submitted
October 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2458
Aircraft time
28,412 hours, 12,182 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CREW REPORTED A RANCID ODOR AT TOP OF DECENT. BOTH PILOTS NOTICED SORE THROATS. F/A REPORTED FOWL ODOR, NOT LAVATORY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR ON GROUND IAW ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING, ENGINE 1 AND 2. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS TO TROUBLESHOOT CABIN ODOR. NO RANCID FOWL ODOR NOTED ON ENGINE 1 BLEED, ENGINE 2 BLEED OR APU. INSPECTED APU OIL LEVEL AND INSPECTED APU FOR FUEL/OIL LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED COMPRESSOR WASH ON ENGINE 1 AND 2 IAW JC 26L00072012. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT.

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