Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
June 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1452
Aircraft time
44,579 hours, 16,271 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
VD390003
Part serial
00111816
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
44,596 hours, 16,276 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

FLT 820 SDQ-JFK, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE PASSING 14,000FT ON DESCENT SMELLED IN COCKPIT ONLY INITIALLY THE AROMA SIMILAR TO SULFUR OF A LIT MATCH. SMELL DISSIPATED FOR 5 MIN AND THEN RETURNED UNTIL BLOWER & EXTRACT FAN WAS SELECTED TO OVERRIDE PER QRH PROCEDURE INITIAL STEPS. ON POST FLIGHT NOTICED RECIRC FAN X18 TRIPPED ON BACK PANEL. T/S PER TSM 24-00-00-810-823-A, REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FAN LEFT SIDE (15HG) IAW AMM 21-21-51. AS PRECAUTION REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC FAN FILTERS LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE IAW AMM 21-21-41 OPS CHECK GOOD. C/B X18 (L RECIRC) "IN" CONTINUITY GOOD. ALSO RAN PACKS OPS CHECK GOOD. NO BURNING SMELL FOUND PER AMM 21-60-00.

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