SDR SA06087

Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 21, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1391
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390900
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Avionics Bay
Part time
17,590 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHL - FLT 1737 EN ROUTE RDU TO PHL. THE CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR AT 15,000 FT DURING CLIMB. AFTER LEVEL OFF, THE ODOR BECAME SLIGHTLY MORE NOTICEABLE. AS THE DESCENT STARTED, AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR BECAME APPARENT. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO RECEIVE EXPEDITED HANDLING INTO PHL. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE RECIRCULATION FAN. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK.

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