Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 20, 2009
Submitted
May 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1506
Aircraft time
31,731 hours, 11,667 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
20092455102
Part serial
MA36981
Condition
Seized
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
14,103 hours, 4,972 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 195, JFK-LAS, AT 34,000 AFT AVIONICS COMPARTMENT FIRE INDICATION SOUNDED, QRH WAS PERFORMED AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED NO INDICATION OF SMOKE/FUME/FIRE. DIVERTED TO DAY. PERFORMED AFT AVIONIC RACK/LTV SYS INSPECTION AS PER AMM 23-39-00. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. AFT AVIONICS FIRE FALSE INDICATION, FOUND COOLING FAN SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RACK COOLING FAN, OPS NORMAL PER 23-39-00.

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