Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 11, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
03398
Aircraft time
41,144 hours, 12,542 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
164901016
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
32,638 hours, 13,721 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FA(S) REPORTED INTENSE BURNT PLASTIC SMELL ROWS 29-32 GASPER VENTS.ALSO INTENSE BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AFT GALLEY A/C WAS CHECKED FOR ANY MALFUCTIONING ELECTRONIC DEVICES, NONE FOUND. B/C FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ILL FEELING FROM FUMES. FAINT SMELL DETECTABLE FROM FLIGHT DECK. UNKNOWN IF INTENSIFIED AS PILOTS WERE ON O2 MASKS. NR 1 PACK AND NR 1 ENG BLEED FAULTED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING UNKNOWN IF ASSOCIATED SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER ALL PACKS AND ENG BLEEDS WERE SELECTED OFF. GROUNDED - YES. REF RMA 2962 AND ALL T/S FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS + LP 1231156 ITEM 1 & 2 R & R AVIONICS FILTER AND OPS CHK GOOD PER AMM 21-25-43. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU INLET PLENUM AND APU AIR INTAKE, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. INSPECTED BALLAST 29-32 NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSPECTED IFE SYS CLUSTER FANS OPS CHECK GOOD INSPECTED PSU FOR AFFECTED ROWS OPS CK GOOD. REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTER. R&R'D BLOWER FIN20 HQ PER AMM 21-26-51 PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE VENTILATION SYS OF AVIONIC EQUIP

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