Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
April 30, 2026
Submitted
May 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
8780
Aircraft time
23,857 hours, 6,615 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
119146
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
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 GROUNDED: DURING FLIGHT, THERE WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL STARTING AT ROW 5, BEHIND FIRST CLASS. THE SMELL GREW IN INTENSITY AND COVERED ROWS 5-13. PASSENGERS AND ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED THE ODOR. AFTER DIRECTION FROM MAINTENANCE, CIRCUIT BREAKERS MCU1 ANDMCU 2 IN THE CEILING BY FIRST CLASS GALLEY WERE PULLED. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE SMELL DISAPPEARED. THERE WAS NO SMELL FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SEAT ROW IN SEAT POWER SUPPLY UNIT PER AMM 25-21-38 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS OR ODORS NOTED.

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