Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
October 5, 2019
Submitted
October 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N273AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
337
Aircraft time
86,589 hours, 12,197 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD382001
Part serial
09102464
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Part time
39,627 hours, 5,603 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ELECTRICAL ODOR CONCENTRATED AT DOOR 4R, GALLEY LAVATORY DISSIPATED SOMEWHAT AS FLIGHT CONTINUED. F/A + PILOT COULD NOT IDENTIFY SOURCE OF ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 33L00021001 (SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING) SUSPECT ODOR COMING FROM AFT GALLEY EXTRACT FAN. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXTRACT FAN IAW AMM 21-23-51. OPS CHECKS OK. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY AND LAVS, NO ODOR NOTED.

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