Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 13, 2010
Submitted
July 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2489
Aircraft time
20,362 hours, 7,166 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 32 TPA-JFK, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ACY AFTER ENCOUNTERING HOLDING INTO JFK FOR THUNDERSTORMS. UPON DESCENT INTO ACY, CREW STARTED APU INFLIGHT AND RECEIVED APU BLEED FAULT MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY STRONG BURNING SMELL. CABIN CREW ADVISED SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN AND FLICKERING LIGHTS. CREW SHUT DOWN APU AND SMELL WENT AWAY. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF APU, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED APU OIL SMOKE IN CABIN INSP IAW TSM 49-00-81-810-814 AND OPS CHECK NORMAL. PERFORMED LTV SMOKE IN CABIN CHECK AND ENGINE SMOKE IN CABIN CHECK ON NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE, ALL CHECKS NORMAL.

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