Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 10, 2022
Submitted
April 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5899
Aircraft time
26,917 hours, 10,529 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
13102896
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
26,927 hours, 10,533 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: DESCENDING THROUGH 15,000 FT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CALLED SMELLING BURNING ELECTRICAL, WE SMELLED IT IN COCKPIT AS WELL. SHUTOFF COMMERCIAL, GALLEY AND CABIN PUSH BUTTONS SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER SHUTTING OFF PUSH BUTTONS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MEM SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR AIR CONDITIONING RE-CIRCULATION FAN TRIPPED AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR WAS THE LEFT RE-CIRCULATION FAN AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 21-21-51. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.