FUME EVENT DURING BLOCK IN RIGHT AFTER APU START. SEVERITY OVERWHELMING BURST OF ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. AFT GALLEY NO PHYSICAL EFFECT BY CREW OR PASSENGERS. NATURE ELECTRICAL. TIME 1753 LEVEL A DISSIPATES ON ITS OWN. T/S ODOR PER AMDS WC 0550-2001. USED P-TRACK TOOL TO ISOLATE SOURCE.OPERATED AFT GALLEY HEATER RECREATED ODOR. FOUND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON HEATER INTAKE VENT. REMOVED DEBRIS AND ODOR LEFT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR AFTERWORDS. C/W AMDS WC 0550-2003 ODOR RTS TEST PASS. OK FOR SVC. (LP# 8902546; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

Incident date June 5, 2026
Airline DALA
Flight WC0550
Aircraft AIRBUS BD5001A10
Registration N144DU
Affected area Engine
Event type Fumes or Odor
Verification Official

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