Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 10, 2016
Submitted
October 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6537
Aircraft time
5,567 hours, 2,155 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
164905730
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
5,559 hours, 2,153 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND AND THEN THE SMELL OF SMOKE. TURNED THE BLOWER SWITCH TO OVRD AND NOISE AND SMOKE BOTH CLEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXTRACT/BLOWER FAN 20HQ PER AMM TASK 21-26-51-400-001A. PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AVIONICS EQUIPMENT VENTILATION SYSTEM, PER AMM 21-26-00-710-001A, SYSTEM OP'S CHECKS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.

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