Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 7, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3155
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

(APPROX 3.5 HRS INTO THIS FLIGHT) THE FLIGHT CREW "DETECTED STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR WHILE IN CRUISE, UNABLE TO DETERMINE ORIGIN, DIVERTED". THE FLT CREW DONNED 02 MASK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ENROUTE-ATC AND FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR A TPA DIVERSION. ONCE ON THE GROUND, CREW ADVISED MX OF OBSERVATION OF ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AREAS. TECHS WERE DISPATCHED TO PERFORM A/C INSPECTION, TSM 26-15-00-810-804 (ODORS IN THE CABIN AND NOT FIRE) & TSM 24-00-00-810-823 ( ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR OR FUMES IN A/C). POST INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INSPECTION REVEALED NO DEFECTS/ SOURCE COULD BE FOUND. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE LATER ON.

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