Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 23, 2013
Submitted
May 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N630JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2640
Aircraft time
30,444 hours, 10,705 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
10110
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Part time
30,455 hours, 10,705 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 485 BOS-LAX, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MSP. DURING CRUISE THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED COCKPIT OF AN ODOR IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE CABIN. A PAX IN ROW 3 SAID HE HEARD CRACKING SOUND IN HIS HEADSET AND IST 3 ROWS OF TV'S WENT BLACK JUST BEFORE THE ODOR STARTED. DURING DIVERSION THE ODOR WENT AWAY BUT CAME BACK BEFORE LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 24-00-00-810-823A NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED NR 1 AND 2 ENG RUN WITH BLEEDS ON PACK RUNNING, NO FAULTS NOTED. ALSO PERFORMED LIVE TV INTEGRITY CHECK AS PER 23-39-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXTRACT FAN AS PER 21-26-51. OPS TEST OK.

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