What was found
EN ROUTE, AN ACRID ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED BY AN ECAM MESSAGE OF VENT BLOWER INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE AVIONICS VENT BLOWER FAN, FIN20HQ. SYSTEM BITE CHECKS, OK.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2002
- Submitted
- December 31, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N762US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1358
- Engine
- Ge CFM56*
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Blower
- Part number
- EVT3454H
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- E/E Bay
- Part time
- 6,388 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.