SDR YENA200534

Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 22, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2280
Aircraft time
3,169 hours, 1,094 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, F/A'S REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN ROW 26 O/H COMPT LEVEL. SHUT OFF AFT AVIONICS COMPT RACK POWER AND ODOR WENT AWAY. LATER F/A'S REPORTED ODOR AGAIN, CORRELATED ODOR WITH FLUSHING OF LAV-E. CONTINUED WITH LAV-E BLOCKED & RACK POWER OFF, NO FURTHER ODORS REPORTED. SPOKE TO C/P & INFLIGHT CREW VERIFIED ODOR AROUND ROW 26, TURNED L/TV OFF AND ODOR CAME BACK WHEN LAV-E FLUSHED. CONFIRMED THAT NO ODOR NOTICED BY PASSENGER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE LAV. INSPECTED LTV, ACCOMPLISHED INFO NOTICE 2004-T023TR, NO FAULTS FOUND, LTV OPS CHECK NORMAL. INSPECTED O/H LIGHTS AND CEILING AREA, LAV E FLUSH MOTOR/ VALVE, GALLEY EQUIPMENT, NO DEFECT OR SMELL NOTED PER TSM AND INFO NOTICE A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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