Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 27, 2007
Submitted
September 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2031
Aircraft time
18,626 hours, 6,393 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

AN INSIDIOUS ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM CAPT'S SIDE OF FLT DECK THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. THE ODOR WAS NOT CONSTANT BUT CYCLIC AND WOULD BE ERRATIC. NOT ABLE TO ISOLATE TO A SPECIFIC SOURCE, DEFINITELY NOTICEABLE. TALKED TO FLIGHT CREW. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ODOR. NO CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. NO ECAM WARNING. NO ODOR DETECTED. OK FOR SERVICE IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-823. TURNED ON ALL LIGHTS AND WINDOW HEAT ON FULL POWER, NOTHING ABNORMAL. ALSO TURNED LTV SCREENS FULL ON, CHECK OK. ALSO PERFORMED TSM 23-39-00-810-801 FOR LTV. ALL NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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