Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 5, 2017
Submitted
August 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1610
Aircraft time
63,650 hours, 22,647 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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 METALLIC ELECTRICAL ODOR DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT AND FWD CABIN WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL320 TO OUR CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL350. SELECTED PACK 1 TO OFF AND DONNED THE OXYGEN MASKS FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES, ODOR NO LONGER DETECTED. SOURCE OF ODOR POSSIBLY PACK 1, COULD NOT FIND ANOTHER SOURCE IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE ECAM TEMPORARILY CAME ON. FA'S SMELLED SMOKE FROM FWD LAVATORY AND WATER HEATER WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH. SELECTED WATER HEATER OFF. NO INDICATION OF FIRE IN LAVATORY TRASH. TROUBLESHOT PER INFO NOTICE 2017-T015A AND TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A AND 24-00-00-810-823-A. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. AS PRECAUTIONARY, REPLACED #1 OZONE FILTER IAW AMM 21-51-41. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SVC. INSPECTED FWD LAV, NO FOUND OF EVIDENCE ELECTRIC SMOKE, AS PRECAUTIONARY, REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD LAV WATER HEATER IAW AMM 38-12-16 PB401. OP'S CHECK AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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