20250416003649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A321-211 · Des Moines, IA · April 16, 2025

Date
April 16, 2025 · 15:45 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines Intern'L Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
6CDF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
C-FJQL
Reported as
Airbus A321-211
People aboard
182
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During en route:cruise phase of flight, flight crew observed vibration for some time under the floor of the flight deck. Approximately abeam kdsm, the flight crew observed a loud abnormal noise followed by the odour of electrical burning. There was no smoke observed. Flight crew immediately declared pan pan, requested descent to 10,000FT and diversion to kdsm. During descent avionics vent blower extract ecam was received and actioned by the flight crew. The flight subsequently landed full-stop kdsm rwy 13 with ARFF on standby who carried out external gvi with no abnormalities identified. The flight

Subsequently taxied to the gate under its own power where it was completed without further incident.

Following the occurrence a defect was entered in the aircraft journeymlog in accordance with company

Policy and procedure. Maintenanceminspection is on going.

As the FAA filed it

DURING EN ROUTE:CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT, FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED VIBRATION FOR SOME TIME UNDER THE FLOOR OF THE FLIGHT DECK. APPROXIMATELY ABEAM KDSM, THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE ODOUR OF ELECTRICAL BURNING. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OBSERVED. FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY DECLARED PAN PAN, REQUESTED DESCENT TO 10,000FT AND DIVERSION TO KDSM. DURING DESCENT AVIONICS VENT BLOWER EXTRACT ECAM WAS RECEIVED AND ACTIONED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. THE FLIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED FULL-STOP KDSM RWY 13 WITH ARFF ON STANDBY WHO CARRIED OUT EXTERNAL GVI WITH NO ABNORMALITIES IDENTIFIED. THE FLIGHT

SUBSEQUENTLY TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER WHERE IT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE A DEFECT WAS ENTERED IN THE AIRCRAFT JOURNEYMLOG IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY

POLICY AND PROCEDURE. MAINTENANCEMINSPECTION IS ON GOING.