Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1576
Aircraft time
15,944 hours, 5,882 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454H
Part serial
4636
Condition
Vibration
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,944 hours, 5,882 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AT FL 350, AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION IN THE COCKPIT AND FORWARD GALLEY. THEN REPORTED GETTING SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. CREW USED THE O2 MASKS AND DIVERTED TO ABQ. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX R & R AVIONICS BLOWER FAN, 20HQ, IAW AIRBUS MM 21-26-51. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. CONFIRMED FAILURE. UPON TEARDOWN VENDOR FOUND FRONT BEARING SHATTERED AND FRONT FLANGE WORN OUT. VENDOR CLEANED UNIT. VENDOR REPLACED BEARINGS, FRONT FLANGE AND CONSUMABLES, BALANCED ROTOR AND MOTOR, AND MODIFIED TO EVT3454HC. VENDOR TESTED UNIT IAW CMM 21-26-42 REV. 7.

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