SDR YENA200104

Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
August 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1235
Aircraft time
4,724 hours, 2,378 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT345H
Part serial
4222
Condition
Seized
Location
18hq
Part time
4,724 hours, 2,378 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

Flt #37, JFK to PBI, Burning smell in flight, no visible smoke. vent extract fault in flight, 2 min later, aircraft RTB to JFK, emergency declared, met fire department, JetBlue emergency procedures followed.Inspected and found the extract fan seized. Removed and replaced the extract fan, fan worked. IPW 21-26-51-401, Ops check IPW 21-26-710-001, Ops check good, no defect noted.

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