Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 21, 2019
Submitted
August 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5991
Aircraft time
20,448 hours, 4,158 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454H
Part serial
2190
Condition
Failed
Location
Extract
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND POSSIBLE BLUISH HAZE IN COCKPIT, ALSO HAD A FLOOR VIBRATION ON AND OFF. F/A REPORTED CHILLER FAN IN FWD GALLEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF SO SHE PULLED C/B AND VIBRATION STOPPED BUT SMELL DID NOT AND ELEC SMELL CONTINUED TO MID AND AFT CABIN WE THEN GOT VENT EXTRACT FAULT ECAM COMPLIED WITH QRH SUBSEQUENTLY. AP 1/2 WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND A/T APPEARED TO NOT CONTROL AIRSPEED DIVERTED AARF, DID NOT SEE ANY SIGN OF FIRE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 05-96-70 FOUND EXTRACT FAN INOP AND FWD GALLEY CHILLER INOP. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED EXTRACT FAN FIN 18HQ IAW AMM 21-26-51. OPS CHECK GOOD. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED OPS CHECK OF FWD GALLEY CHILLER UNIT IAW AMM 25-34-00. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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