What was found
BURNING PLASTIC ODOR DURING DESCENT AND AFTER LANDING. R & R THE APU STARTER O-RING.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2017
- Submitted
- November 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N216NV
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1318
- Aircraft time
- 39,637 hours, 26,384 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Starter
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.