Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 6, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2314
Aircraft time
53,174 hours, 18,947 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1095, BOS-PUJ. RETURNED TO FIELD (BOS). AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000, FUMES SMELT IN COCKPIT & CABIN. DESCRIBE SMELL AS BURNING PLASTIC. CABIN CREW DESCRIBED SMELL AS ACRID SMELL DISSIPATED IN COCKPIT & FRONT HALF OF CABIN. SMELL REMAINED IN MIDDLE & BACK OF CABIN; INSPECTED BLEED SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION AND FOUND CONTAMINATION DOWNSTREAM OF NR 2 ENG HP VALVE. CLEANED DUCT AND HP VALVE AND RAN ENG'S IN ALL CONFIGURATIONS TO CHECK FOR ODORS. NO ODORS NOTED.

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