Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2010
Submitted
May 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
487
Aircraft time
53,737 hours, 19,848 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390003
Part serial
3060853
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN & FLT DECK AT CRUISE ALTITUDE TWICE FOR APPROX 30 SECS. CONTINUOUS TRACE ODOR REMAINS. SEEMS TO GET WORSE WHEN CABIN TEMP IS ADJUSTED. LT RECIRCULATION FAN INDICATING AMBER ON COND PAGE A SHORT TIME AFTER SMELL WAS NOTICED. PFR GRIPES RECIRCULATION FAN 1 15H G FAILED. OPENED CARGO PIT INSPECTED RECIRCULATION FAN AREA, ALL NORMAL. VERIFIED RECIRCULATION FAN NOT OPERATING. DEF IAW MEL. REPLACED LT RECIRCULATION FAN AND CHECK VALVE REF MM. OP CHECK OK. REPLACED LT RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER DUE TO RECIRCULATION FAN FAILURE AND APPEARS TO BE CLOGGED. ALSO RT RECIRCULATION APPEARS TO BE JUST AS CLOGGED. REPLACED LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FILTERS, SYS TESTS OK.

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