Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 23, 2025
Submitted
February 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6998
Aircraft time
26,612 hours, 10,602 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY SMELLED ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC THAT WAS NOT COMING FROM GALLEY OVENS. SMELL STOPPED AFTER 5 MINUTES AND FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER X-18 WAS POPPED ALONG WITH A FORWARD AMBER FAN ON THE AIR CONDITION PAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING SMELL. ** MAINTENANCE PLACED THE FAN ON MEL AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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