Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
June 1, 2024
Submitted
June 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10840
Aircraft time
8,336 hours, 2,243 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
21056698
Condition
Defective
Location
Recirculation
Part time
8,335 hours, 2,243 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED MILD TRANSIENT ODOR IN CABIN NEAR ROWS 16 AND 17. ODOR COMBINATION OF ELECTRICAL, FOOD COOKING, AND BURNING DUST, NO HAZE VISIBLE, NOT ACRID, NO PASSENGER COMPLAINTS. NO OBVIOUS SOURCE. MAINTENANCE NOTED A CLASS 2 STATUS MESSAGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL 2 ALONG WITH RECIRCULATION FAN 15HG FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. MAINTENANCE NOTED A BURNING SMELL WHILE REPLACING THE FAN AND A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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