Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 23, 2022
Submitted
September 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5955
Aircraft time
29,654 hours, 6,097 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
19075715
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CABIN CREW REPORTS STRONG ODOR IN FORWARD AND AFT CABIN, JUST AFTERTAKE-OFF. NO ODOR MID CABIN. STRONG ODOR OF PLASTIC. POSSIBLY ACRID. DISSIPATED DURING CLIMB OUT. NO COMPLAINTS OF EAR, NOSE, OR THROAT IRRITATION. ODOR NOT PRESENT OR EXPERIENCED ON FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT HAND RECIRCULATION FAN TO HAVE A FAULT MESSAGE AND DETERMINED THAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN PER AMM 21-21-51 A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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