Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 1, 2025
Submitted
February 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6490
Aircraft time
31,126 hours, 12,822 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
1809A000001
Part serial
1809A00IN008808
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 100
Part time
31,125 hours, 12,822 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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 GROUNDED: ON FLIGHT DECK STRONG SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER OR BURNING PLASTIC OCCURRED ON FINAL APPROACH AND CONTINUED UNTIL GATE ARRIVAL. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SAME SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND AIR PACK 1 FAULT MESSAGE DUE TO THE LEFT HAND PACK INLET AIR ACTUATOR SEIZING AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACTUATOR PER AMM 21-61-51 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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