What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON APPROACH IN TERMINAL AREA "DESCENT". POST FLIGHT REPORT FOUND VENT BLOWER FAULT, REPLACED RIGHT HAND VENT BLOWER 18HQ AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 21-26-51.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 2021
- Submitted
- October 6, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N740UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1265
- Aircraft time
- 55,140 hours, 33,290 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- EVT3454HM01
- Part serial
- 4514
- Condition
- Faulted
- Location
- Vent Blower
- Part time
- 53,705 hours, 26,665 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.