Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 17, 2014
Submitted
November 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1301
Aircraft time
37,875 hours, 25,175 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
4687
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
39,105 hours, 21,279 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON DECENT BETWEEN 8000 -10000 NOTICED AN ODOR. CALLED FLIGHT ATTENDANT, NO OVEN & NO COOKING. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER & OR PLASTIC. ONLY IN COCKPIT, NO ODOR IN CABIN. ANTI-ICE ON ENG SEEMS TO BE MAYBE VENT BELOW FWD WINDOW IN COCKPIT. FOUND BLOWER FAN 20HQ TO BE PROBLEM OF SMELL IN ACFT. REPLACED AVIONICS FAN, WAS CONFIRMED FAILURE. REAR BEARINGS WERE BROKEN, THE ROTOR SEIZED & THE HOUSING DAMAGED.

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