Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
August 20, 2024
Submitted
August 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414AL
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
9359
Aircraft time
15,775 hours, 4,288 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LIT DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE CRUISING AT FL 340 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ADVISED THE FLIGHT DECK THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE THAT WAS GETTING WORSE AND THEY PERCEIVED THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE UNKNOWN ORIGIN FIRE. THE AREA OF CONCERN WAS AROUND THE MID LAVATORY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/ODOR /FUME TROUBLE SHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001 WITH NO FINDINGS NOTED AND NO SPECIFIC PART WAS IDENTIFIED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ODOR.

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