Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 6, 2016
Submitted
December 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4850
Aircraft time
18,990 hours, 6,968 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
2362
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
18,985 hours, 6,967 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. (SMELL) STRONG ELECTRICAL OR RUBBER BURNING, PRECEDED BY A RUMBLING SOUND FROM BELOW THE FLIGHT DECK. HAPPENED TWICE. DECLARED EMERGENCY DURING APPROACH TO CLT WITH CABIN ODORS. MAINTENANCE FOUND AVIONICS FAN FAULTY; WHICH WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED PER AMM 21-26-51 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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