Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320271N

Difficulty date
August 28, 2025
Submitted
September 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901NK
Make and model
Airbus A320271N
Aircraft serial
6833
Aircraft time
26,177 hours, 11,352 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 900
Stage of operation
DE
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

FA REPORTED BURNING RUBBER SMELL FROM AFT GALLEY ON DECENT INTO LAS. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: PERSISTENT, BURNING RUBBER SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: UNKNOWN. AFT CABIN/GALLEY(LAV). NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED. PERFORMED ENGINE IDLE RUN IAW AMM 71-00-00 ON ENGINE #1 AND ENGINE #2 TO CONFIRM FAULT/FUME. NO FUMES NO FAULTS FOUND. DURING INVESTIGATION FOUND GALLEY EXTRACTION FAN MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE INTO AFT GALLEY. REMOVED GALLEY EXTRACTION FAN IAW AMM 21-23-51. OBSERVED SLIGHT ODOR COMING FROM FAN. INSTALLED NEW FAN IAW AMM 21-23-51. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO ODORS PRESENT.

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