Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 20, 2015
Submitted
March 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2520
Aircraft time
38,902 hours, 13,628 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
05790
Condition
Failed
Part time
45,132 hours, 15,990 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

VIBRATION FELT & HEARD BELOW GALLEY 1 FLOOR DURING CRUISE ODOR ACCOMPANIED VIBRATION THEN DISSAPATED. VIBRATION LAST 2 MINUTES. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00 AND FOUND BLOWER GRINDING AND CONFRIMED BY PHYICAL EXAMINATION. SWAPPED BLOWER AND EXTRACT FANS AND PLACED EXTRACT FAN ON MEL 21-26-03 CONDITION C, CAT C. ACCOMPLISHED THE MAINTENANCE OPS CHECK OF THE AEVC SYS VIA MCDU IAW AMM 21-26-02, CONDITION C. DISCONNECT EXTRACT FAN CONNECTION PLUG AS GMM PROCEDURES. R & R AVIONICS VENT EXTRACT FAN (18 HQ) IAW AMM 21-26-51 AND OPS OK. CONNECTED CONNECTION PLUG IN AIR INLET (21 HQ) AND RESET CB COLLAR, REMOVED ALL BACK IN NORMAL CONFIGURATION.

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