Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 11, 2018
Submitted
December 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
865
Aircraft time
65,618 hours, 26,388 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390003
Part serial
9126
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Part time
765,603 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

SMOKE SMELL IN FLIGHT T/S AND FOUND REC FAN #1 15HG TO BE POPPING C/B AND CAUSING AMBER FAN MSG ON A/C PAGE. ORDERED FAN M&E 31-2126-9-0001 FROM ORT. FOUND #1 RECIRC FAN 15 HG LOCKED UP AND CHECK VALVE SPRING WAS B ROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN AND CHECK VALVE REF AMM 21-21-51 FAN MSG ON A/C PAGE IS GONE. OPS CHECK GOOD. ADD FAULT: N ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1167098 SN OFF 8126 TT # 1164504 SN OFF 9315 IPC REFERENCE # IPC REFERENCE # FAN, RECIRCULAT OFF 31-2126-9-9001 9126 ON 31-2126-9-9001 1882 VALVE, AIR COND OFF 31-2121-9-9005 9315 ON 31-2121-9-9005 6115 FWD PIT AFT LH BULKHEAD PANEL NEEDS INSTALLED INSTALLED FWD PIT AFT RH WALL REF AMM 25-00-00.

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