Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 31, 2026
Submitted
October 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686TA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
5238
Aircraft time
44,432 hours, 18,335 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
AE1819B00
Part serial
222604515
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
13,003 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURE EXCESS CAB ALTITUDE DISPLAYED ON ECAM PROCEDURE WAS MADE ACCORDING TO OEB 61. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION ON AVIONICS VENTILATION DUCTS AND WERE FOUND 3 DUCTS WITH CRACK BTW LATERAL AVIONICS COMPARTMENT RH AND AFT AVIONICS COMPARTMENT. REMOVED THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT BLOWING AND EXTRACTION DUCTS 3 E/A IAW AMM 21-26-42-000-002-A. WAS INSPECTED DUCT AND THE DAMAGE AREA IS MORE THAN 30% OF THE DUCT SURFACE IAW DFPRM TASK 51-12-00-350-839-A01. THE REPAIR IS NOT POSSIBLE. WERE REPLACED THE AVIONICS EQUIPMENT BLOWING AND EXTRACTION DUCTS 3 E/A IAW AMM 21-26-42-400-002-A. EXTRACT FAN WAS REPLACED. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST FOR AIR LEAKAGE IAW AMM 05-53-00-780-002-A TEST PASS OK

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