Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 2, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2580
Aircraft time
41,226 hours, 14,635 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

BURNING PLASTIC RUBBER ODOR IN COCKPIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PERFORMED TSM TASK 21-00-00-810-801-A IAW GUIDANCE FROM THE COS REPORTING SHEET AND DECISION TREE, WHICH SUGGESTS AN APU OIL LEAK. APU INSPECTION WAS NORMAL. ALSO PERFORMED TSM TASK 24-00-00-810-823 FOR ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. NO ANOMALIES FOUND CHECKED RELAYS BEHIND 123VU. NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. GVI OF FWD AVIONICS SHOWED NO PROBLEMS. OK TO CONTINUE AT THIS TIME.

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