Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 30, 2015
Submitted
March 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N547UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4893
Aircraft time
12,832 hours, 4,581 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Demister
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

FLIGHT 2015 SENT AN ACARS MSG TO DISPATCH ADVISING THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AREA DURING CLIMB OUT. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT THE A FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED THE SAME ODOR AS WELL. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED THAT THE BEST ACTION WOULD BE TO RETURN & HAVE MX MEET THE ACFT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WILL BE SWAPPED TO ANOTHER ACFT & OPERATE DELAYED. ACCOMPLISHED THE CABIN AIR QUALITY TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L0021001, CLEARED THE AVIONICS CHECK VLV IAW AMM 21-26-56-40-001-A & REPLACED THE DEMISTER FILTER IAW AM 21-26-43-400-003-A. SEE USAA2015033100010.

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