Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
September 2, 2026
Submitted
September 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501DA
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10437
Aircraft time
18,860 hours, 4,576 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1133GJM
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Spinner
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT FA CALLED ON SHORT FINAL REPORTING AN ODOR OF WHAT SMELLED LIKE ELMERS GLUE & RUBBER, FWD FA'S STATED THEY COULD SMELL FAINT MUSTY ODOR. NO ODOR OF FUMES IN THE FLT DECK. FOUND OIL IN BOTH ENG SPINNERS. REPLACED FRONT SHAFT SEALS ON ENG 1 AND 2 IAW AMM 72-15. RAN P-TRACK AND FINDINGS POINT TO PERFORMED LEVEL B DECONTIMINATION PER MCC. PERFORMED LEVEL B DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A P-TRACK READING OK. (LP 7694492, 1790586 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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