Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 24, 2016
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4559
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAD A DIVERSION, DUE TO SMOKE REPORTED IN AFT CABIN. INFLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE ODOR DURING FLIGHT, ALSO REPORTED FLOOR BETWEEN AFT LAVS BECOMING WARM. INSPECTED AFT CARGO CEILING AREA AND IFE SYS RACK, NO EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRING, SMOKE OR HEAT IAW AMM 05-50-00-81-08-31A. DISABLE IFE SYS AND PLACE ON NEF 44014 IAW TBN 443004.

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