Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 24, 2014
Submitted
December 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5312
Aircraft time
9,857 hours, 2,811 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
104
Condition
Seized
Part time
44,511 hours, 15,245 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT ALTITUDE, STRONG VIBRATION AND AUDIBLE RUMBLING UNDER FLIGHT DECK FOWARD GALLEY FLOOR, ACCOMPANIED BY FAINT BURNED ODOR. LATER, ECAM VENT BLOWER FAULT THEN VENT EXTRACT FAULT BLOWER AND EXTRACT PLACED IN OVERRIDE IAW ECAM VIBRATION/NOISE/ODOR STOPPED BEFORE ECAM CHIME. FOUND BLOWER FAN SEIZED. R & R BLOWER FAN IAW AMM 21-26-51, PB401. OPS CHECK GOOD ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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