Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321253N

Difficulty date
July 19, 2019
Submitted
July 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253N
Aircraft serial
8701
Aircraft time
832 hours, 236 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
Z212H0010110
Part serial
212H00031886
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Floor Heat
Part time
838 hours, 239 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED EXCESSIVE HEAT UNDER GALLEY FLOOR. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER FIRST INDICATION F/A REPORTED ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001, KNOWN SOURCE OF ODOR WAS FWD GALLEY FLOOR HEATING. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER DEACTIVATION OF FLOOR HEAT SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL UNIT FOR FLOOR HEATER (60DS) IAW AMM 25-27-34. OPERATIONAL CHECK'S NORMAL.

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