Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 28, 2014
Submitted
September 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1378
Aircraft time
36,693 hours, 24,799 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

AFTER PULLING & RESETTING CB L15, L16, C6 & T18, CREW REPORTED A PRONOUNCED BURNING PLASTIC SMELL WAS EVIDENT ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE SMELL CONTINUES TO LINGER 15 PLUS MINUTES AFTER FIRST NOTICED. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A & FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR COMING FROM APU BLEED. ACFT WAS RELEASED ON MEL 49-10-01A. RAN APU FOR APPROX 3 HOURS IN BLEED MODE & RAN BOTH PACKS IN COOL & HOT. NO SMELLS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THIS CLEARS MEL 49-10-01A.

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