Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 23, 2021
Submitted
October 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7519
Aircraft time
13,393 hours, 5,157 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
60061200510
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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: IN FLIGHT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTICED SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER (ELECTRICAL FIRE). AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT INDICATED 218 DEGREES. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT CARGO TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE BURNING SMELL AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 21-43-15.

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