Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1455
Aircraft time
40,249 hours, 14,556 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
1010439
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
40,249 hours, 14,556 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PASSENGERS AND CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SCRAPING SOUND AT ROW 13. ECAM CONDITION PAGE SHOWED FANS IN AMBER. TURNED CABIN FANS SWITCH - SMELL AND SCRAPING NOISE STOPPED. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN (15HG) INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-21-51.

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