Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 30, 2020
Submitted
July 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N141NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6656
Aircraft time
16,144 hours, 5,985 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
15033544
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Recirculation
Part time
501,149 hours, 500,437 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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 NOT GROUNDED: MODERATE ODOR (BURNING/METALLIC) THROUGHT OUT AIRCRAFT. MESSAGE INDICATED RECIRCULATION FAN FAILED. ODOR DISSAPATED QUICKLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN.

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