Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 7, 2018
Submitted
November 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6569
Aircraft time
12,808 hours, 4,891 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
15013453
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Part time
12,804 hours, 4,888 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED AN ACRID METALLIC ODOR IN THE CABIN. TURNED OVENS OFF, ODOR WENT AWAY AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. 30 MINUTES LATER THE ODOR CAME BACK. THE ACFT DIVERTED, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN IAW AMM 21-21-51, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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