Service difficulty report · Blower · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 11, 2018
Submitted
August 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AM
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7541
Aircraft time
4,993 hours, 1,968 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
164907733
Condition
Faulty
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

VENT BLOWER FAULT ECAM MSG EXTRACT FAULT LOUD NOISE UNDER FLOOR LIKE GRINDING BEARINGS FOLLOWED BY BURNING ODOR. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED AVX VENT BLOWER PER MM 21-26-51.

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