Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 24, 2024
Submitted
August 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5235
Aircraft time
37,595 hours, 15,343 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
EVT3454HM01
Part serial
164906620
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 100
Part time
23,140 hours, 9,549 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT CRUISE HEARD A SOUND POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH A BAD BEARING ALONG WITH MOMENTARY BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL. PURSER REPORTS THESAME ALONG WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN GALLEY. APPEARS TO HAVE COME FROM BEHIND AND BELOW FLIGHT DECK. NO ECAM AND NO CB TRIP. ALL INDICATIONS APPEAR NORMAL.LOUD NOISE VIBRATION ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS WRITE UP PROGRESSED NEGATIVELY UNTIL A LOUD POP AND ECAM VENT EXTRACT FAN. A BRIEF ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL ONCE AGAIN PRESENTED. NOISE AND VIBRATION IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SMELL DISSIPATED ONCE THE ECAM MESSAGE APPEARED. FOLLOWING ECAM PROCEDURES THE EXTRACT OVRD PB ON THE OVERHEAD VENTILATION PANEL WAS SELECTED. IT IS ALSO LIKELY THE EXTRACT FAN FAILED AND IS NOT OPERATING DUE TO TACTILE CLUES. FOUND AVIONICS VENT EXTRACT FAN SEIZED, R/R FAN PER AMM 21-26-51 OPS/LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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