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Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date: July 15, 2014
Submitted: July 22, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N287AY
Make and model: Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial: 1417
Aircraft time: 4,969 hours, 795 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Unknown
Condition: Odor
Location: Cabin
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ACRID BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN THE CABIN. ODOR DIMINISHED DURING CLIMB OUT, BUT SOME FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED MEDICAL ISSUES, DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED AIR QUALITY CARD WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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