Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 21, 2006
Submitted
December 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
36,634 hours, 15,910 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454G
Part serial
2086
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cabin
Part time
30,095 hours, 16,988 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.

What was found

PHX - THE CREW WAS DESCENDING THRU FL220 AND NOTICED A LOW FREQ VIBRATION (AVIONICS BAY) FOLLOWED BY TOXIC FUMES. THE CREW DONNED O2 MASKS. THE CREW RECEIVED AN EXTRACT FAN "FAULT" LIGHT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX REPLACED (18HQ) EXTRACT FAN IAW AMM 21-26-51. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. MX ALSO RESET TR1 AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE DC GENERATION SWITCHING. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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