Service difficulty report · Filter Element · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 31, 2015
Submitted
February 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1526
Aircraft time
3,063 hours, 452 cycles
Part
Filter Element
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

EN-ROUTE, ON FINAL APPROACH, CREW SMELLED UNUSUAL ODOR IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTING STRONG ODOR THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PLANE. DECLARED AN EMER. AFTER LANDING, CFR INSPECTED ACFT FOR HEAT SIGNATURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THE ACFT FINISHED TAXIING TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT. R & R ALL 8 FILTER ELEMENTS. RAN NR 1 & 2 ENGS WITH PACKS. ALSO RAN APU WITH PACKS. NO ODOR DETECTED.

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