Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 24, 2024
Submitted
February 28, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
6304
Aircraft time
33,082 hours, 14,847 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Failed
Location
Lav Exhaust
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT CRUISE FL340 AFTER A FLUSH WAS INITIATED THE FLUSH MOTOR RAN CONTINOUSLY FAINT ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT AND FWD GALLEY MOTOR WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE EVENTUALLY QUIT BY ITSELF AFTER APPROX 45 SEC. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A VENT EXTRACT FAULT ECAM CAUTION VENT EXTRACT PLACED IN OVRD. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT UNEVENTFUL FWD LAV WAS CLOSED OFF TO PREVENT FURTHER USE AIR QUALITY FORM COMPLETED ( EXTRACT FAN VENT AVNCS SYS FAULT NOT DISPLAYED )--

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