Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 25, 2016
Submitted
January 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1536
Aircraft time
49,955 hours, 18,604 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
1030456
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Part time
49,951 hours, 18,603 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. IN CLIMB OUT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED NOTIFYING OF SULFUR SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. FAINT WHIFF OF SULFUR IN COCKPIT, AFTER A FEW MINUTES ON CONDITION PAGE, AMBER FAN, ILLUMINATED ABOVE COCKPIT SECTION. CB 18X POPPED LT RECIRCULATION FAN SUPPLY, ODOR STOPPED, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. REPLACED LT RECIRCULATION FAN & CHECK VLV IAW MM M21-21-51-400-001. OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD IAW MM 21-21-00-710-001. SEE AALA201601289003 FOR ADDITIONAL PART INFORMATION.

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