Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2024
Submitted
December 4, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6334
Aircraft time
32,031 hours, 10,502 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
14033045
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
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 NOT GROUNDED: PRIOR TO DESCENT AT FL 370 A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT THROUGHOUT ENTIRE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. SOURCES OF THE SMELL COULD NOT BE LOCATED. SMELL LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AND APPEARED TO DISSIPATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT HAND RECIRCULATION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, INSPECTED THE FAN AND FOUND IT TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202412022684: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT HAND RECIRCULATION FAN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 21-21-51. ** (CLOSED)

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