Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
May 28, 2014
Submitted
May 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N283AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1076
Part
Valve
Part number
1320A000001
Part serial
1320A00LI014509
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
20,275 hours, 2,786 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF A STRONG BURNING SMELL ORIGINATED NEAR FWD ACFT. SMELL STARTED NEAR FRONT 1L DOOR & MOVED THRU CABIN TO REAR. COCKPIT COULD ALSO SMELL IT. ODOR LASTED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATED. THE CAPTAIN RETURNED TO CLT & LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. R & R THE TRIM AIR VLV.

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