SDR YENA200306

Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 27, 2003
Submitted
May 1, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1904
Aircraft time
1,360 hours, 548 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

A LOW LEVEL INTERMITTENT ALARM HEARD DURING ROLL OUT 5-7 SEC, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR. SHOWED CREW REGARDING THE COCKPIT DOOR ENTRANCE DEY PAD THAT IF A BUTTON IS PUSHED, THE NOISE HEARD IS SAME BUT LOWER TONE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF COCKPIT DOOR, SYS OPS CHECK GOOD. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. INSPECTED COCKPIT AREA & INSTRUMENTS, FWD & MAIN E/E BAY. NO SIGN OF DEFECT OR ODOR FROM ELECTRICAL BURN. CHECKED PACKS FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE, NO FAULT. TOOK A/C OUT FOR HIGH POWER RUN. TRANS ELECTRICAL SEVERAL TIMES, NO SYS DEFECT NOTED. INSPECTED ENTIRE LIVE TV SYS, NO FAULT NOTED. DUE TO LTV AFT BAY SMOKE DETECTOR ALARM TONE SIMILAR TO COCKPIT KEY PAD INSPECT SYS WITH NO FAULT NOTED. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.

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