Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2002
Submitted
June 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
16,849 hours, 6,516 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390003
Part serial
97121211
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Part time
16,849 hours, 6,516 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

FLT 175 - DURING FLT, PAX AND F/A REPORTED A STRONG ELECT BURNING ODOR AT OVER WING AREA, F/O VERIFIED BURNING ODOR AND A/C DIVERTED. ENGS WERE RUN TO T/O POWER AND PACKS WERE OPERATED BOTH SEPARATE AND TOGETHER IN BOTH THE HOT AND COLD MODE. HYD PUMPS WERE OP CKD AND INSPECT. CIDS PANEL WAS CKD FOR STATUS FAULTS AND THE CFDS WAS CKD FOR POST FLT REPORTS. ALL SYSTEMS OPED NORM AND NO DEFECTS NOTED. PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE, A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED AT MID CABIN, ONBOARD MAINT TECH FOUND ODOR FROM AFT CABIN FAN (14HG), BOTH FWD AND AFT RECIRC FANS WERE PLACED ON MEL 21-21-01 COND. 2. A/C DEPARTED AND ARRIVED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINT R/R THE RT RECIRC FAN (14HG) AND FILTERS, OP CK WAS GOOD.

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