Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 7, 2024
Submitted
January 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6063
Aircraft time
35,469 hours, 7,588 cycles
Part
Floor Panel
Part number
4E41402
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
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 RETUNRED TO DFW DUE TO SMOKE IN FORWARD GALLEY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE FLOOR UNDER COMPARTMENT 110 NEAR 1R DOOR. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAYS THERE WAS SMOKE AND A VISIBLE SPARK UNTIL GALLEY POWER WAS DISCONNECTED, THEN IT STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HEATED FLOOR PANEL 30DS AT THE R1 DOOR BAD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HEATED FLOOR PANEL AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 25-27-51.

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