Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 30, 2012
Submitted
December 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5349
Aircraft time
142 hours, 54 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
20092455102
Part serial
MA36982
Condition
Seized
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
129 hours, 48 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 253 BOS-DFW, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO IAD DUE TO AFT AVIONICS RACK SMOKE INDICATION CAME IN FLIGHT. (AVIONIC SMOKE DET SYS-AFT AVIONICS CARGO RACK (LTV) )FOUND AFT RACK COOLING FAN ASSY SEIZED & TERMINAL LUG ON T1 WIRE 9842 OVERHEATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED COOLING FAN ASSY. RE-TERMINATED T1 TERMINAL ON WIRE 9842. OPS CHECKS GOOD. ALL WORK WAS IAW AMM 26-15-01 & 23-39-00. WD 23-39-00 DWG 99FS933302.

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