Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 14, 2026
Submitted
September 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7775
Aircraft time
28,446 hours, 11,296 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HM01
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
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: 1 HOUR 40 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT TO CANCUN FLIGHT, AT FL 370, WE STARTED GETTING A CONSTANT NOISE WITH FLOOR VIBRATION. THIS FLOOR VIBRATION COULD BE FELT IN COCKPIT AND ESPECIALLY IN FORWARD GALLEY RIGHT SIDE. IT WAS NOT THE FORWARD LAVATORY FLUSH MOTOR, NOR THE OVENS. THE #1 FA TURNED OFF THE GALLEY AND OVEN POWER. BOTH PILOTS THOUGHT WE SMELLED A MORE ELECTRICAL ODOR. WE WERE WITHIN 200 MILES OF CUN, SO WE DESCENDED TO FL250 AND SLOWED TO 250 KNOTS. THE NOISE AND VIBRATION REMAINED CONSTANT, BUT THE SMELL SUBSIDED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE AVIONICS EXTRACT FAN TO BE THE SOURCE OF TRANSITORY VIBRATION AND SMELL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AVIONICS EXTRACT FAN AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO ODORS OR FAULTS NOTED

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