Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 3, 2014
Submitted
March 4, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
44,421 hours, 16,361 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390100
Part serial
1030459
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
44,421 hours, 16,361 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

ABOUT 30 MILES FROM PHL AIRPORT AT 9,000 FEET, AN ODD SMELL STARTED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEN CALLED US & ASKED IF WE SMELL SOMETHING. WE THEN USED OXYGEN FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT & AT GATE NOTED AMBER FAN INDICATION ON COND PAGE. SUSPECT CIRCULATING FAN AS PROBLEM. REPLACED CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN 1 & OPERATIONS CHECKED OK IAW AMM 21-21-51.

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