Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 9, 2016
Submitted
February 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4894
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
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

AT 10000 FT, ON APPROACH, SMELLED ELECTRICAL SMOKE, FOLLOWED BY LOW FREQUENCY NOISE FROM BLOWER FAN. NOISE AND ODOR ABATED WITH BLOWER PB OVER RIDE. THE BLOWER FAN WAS FOUND FAILED AND WAS PLACED ON MEL. DURING T/S FOUND BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE MEL 21-26-01-02 APPLIED. MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. MEL LIST UPDATED. PLACARD INSTALLED. IN ADDITION, THE FOLLING INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. INSPECTED ACFT AND IFE FOR SMOKE ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN IAW TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A AND IFE TBN 4430-04. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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