Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
June 21, 2007
Submitted
June 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N366NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
2026
Aircraft time
10,802 hours, 5,516 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM FORWARD PART OF FLIGHT STATION (RUMBLING NOISE), THEN DETECTED FUMES (ELECTRICAL) AND WENT THRU SMOKE ELIMINATION AND AVIONICS SMOKE COM PROCEDURES. DIVERTED INTO STL, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. BLOWER FAN FOUND FAILED, SWAPPED UNIT WITH EXTRACT FAN, EXTRACT FAN PLACED ON MEL 21-26-02A.

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