Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
April 13, 2026
Submitted
April 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586DT
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
12177
Aircraft time
5,995 hours, 1,594 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1133GAJM
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT 5086, AFTER LANDING FA AND SOME PASSENGERS IN FIRST CLASS REPORTED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN THE FRONT OF THE CABIN THE ODOR DISSIPATED QUICKLY A MECHANIC IN THE BACK SAID HE COULD SMELL THE ODOR ON DESCENT. FOUND OIL IN NR 1 ENGINE NOSE CONE DEPT 279 REPLACED NOSE CONE SEAL. PERFORMED LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION REF AMM 36-10-00. LP 8600514 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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