Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 21, 2018
Submitted
September 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3263
Aircraft time
44,061 hours, 15,662 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 1294, MCO-HPN. ON DESCENT PASSING 13000 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED. DESCRIBING STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN AFT CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. FA WENT ON OXYGEN. ODOR DISSIPATED BETWEEN 3000 FT; BASED ON PILOTS REPORT AND COS REPORT SHEET THE MOST PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ODOR FALLS UNDER TYPE 9. THE CAUSE OF COS IS MISCELLANEOUS. INSPECTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN AFT CABIN CHECK, NO BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED AND ALL SYS OPS OK. AS PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831. NO FAULTS FOUND. AS PER INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015C ODOR IS CATEGORIZED AS A LEVEL 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM ODOR. COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015C. SECTION B. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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