Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
September 1, 2026
Submitted
September 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533DT
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11362
Aircraft time
12,875 hours, 3,186 cycles
Part
Contactor
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
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

ELEC AC BUSS 1 FAULT ECAM, AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT GATE. ELECTRICAL ODOR AT THE SAME IN COCKPIT & FWD GALLEY. ODOR WENT AWAY IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER INITIAL ODOR. FOUND GLC1 CONTACTOR TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED CONTACTOR. RAN ENGINES & PACKS, NO ODOR NOTED. (LP 8774176, 1788799 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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