Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 17, 2019
Submitted
September 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6725
Aircraft time
16,629 hours, 5,411 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1304, SJU-JFK. RETURNED TO FIELD. SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER AUDIBLE POP IN AVIONICS COMPT. SMOKE CLEARED AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS; ACCOMPLISHED CH 5 INSP PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831. CHECKED ALL 3 AVIONICS COMPTS. CK'D ALL C/B'S FOR POPPING; CK'D BLOWER & EXTRACT FANS FOR SMELL OR VIBRATION. REMOVED AND INSP'D BLOWER FAN PER AMM 21-26-51. NO IDENTIFIABLE FAULTS OR SOURCE OF SMELL NOTED. NO PRIOR HISTORY. ACCOMPLISHED AEVC TEST. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. NOTIFIED MCC. AS PRECAUTIONARY, PLACED BLOWER FAN ON MEL 21-26-01-A CAT C MX4 UPDATED. PLACARD INSTALLED PER MCC.

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