Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 30, 2015
Submitted
January 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697AV
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6190
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
16490501629
Condition
Damaged
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT & UNTIL TAXI PHASE OF THE ACFT AS FLIGHT TAI-570, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE 3 COCKPIT OCCUPANTS SMELLED A HEAVY & INTERMITTENT BURN RUBBER LIKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING, MX PERSONNEL PROCEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF CABIN ODORS OR SMOKE IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. FOUND DAMAGED BOTH THE EXTRACT & THE BLOWER FANS OF THE AVIONIC EQUIPMENT VENTILATION. THE DAMAGED FANS WERE REPLACED & OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE VENTILATION SYS OF THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-26-51 PB 401 WITH NO FAULT MSGS. AFTER COMPLETING THE DESCRIBED MX ACTIONS, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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