Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 11, 2016
Submitted
April 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5269
Aircraft time
12,125 hours, 4,917 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
12062491
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12,125 hours, 4,917 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG ELEC TYPE ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN. THEY COULD NOT ISOLATE SOURCE OF ODOR CONSISTENT THRU CABIN. ON COND PAGE LE CAM ABOVE AFT ZONE TEMP DISPLAY, FAN, IN AMBER DISPLAYED. TURNED OFF CABIN FANS & ODOR DISSIPATED. DETERMINED THAT THE RECIRCULATION FAN WAS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR & REPLACED IT IAW AMM 21-21-51.

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