Service difficulty report · Blower · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 7, 2006
Submitted
March 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
41,283 hours, 15,073 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Blower
Part number
EVT3454X
Part serial
3446
Condition
Seized
Location
Cabin
Part time
41,288 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BLOWER FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. BLOWER FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. MAINTENANCE CHECKED AND FOUND BLOWER FAN 20HQ SEIZED AND CIRCUIT BREAKER AD10 TRIPPED. REPLACED AEVC BLOWER FAN 20HQ (MR21211, 644-0089) PER MM 21-26-51. SYSTEM OP-CHECK GOOD. FAN WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED BY BORROWED PART FROM AMERICA WEST S/N 3976. BORROWED PART WAS REPLACED AND RETURNED TO LENDER WITH UAL PART INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. POTENTIAL CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SEIZED BEARING. UAL HAS PROGRAM IN PLACE TO REPLACE WITH CERAMIC BEARINGS.

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