Service difficulty report · Fan · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 23, 2019
Submitted
September 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6575
Aircraft time
18,286 hours, 5,994 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
EVT3454HC
Part serial
164905587
Condition
Failed
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
18,286 hours, 5,994 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 1201, JFK-FLL. RETURNED TO FIELD. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FUMES GRADUALLY GETTING STRONGER IN COCKPIT; PERFORMED BURNING SMELL OR FUMES COCKPIT INSPECTION REF AMM 24-00-00. FOUND SMELL TO BE COMING FROM THE BLOWER AVIONICS FAN THAT WAS OVERHEATING. R/R AVIONIC FAN REF AMM 21-26-57 OPS CHK GOOD, NO FUMES NOTED. A/C OK TO RETURN TO SVC. REF TSM 05-50-00-810-831A FOR ODOR IDENTIFICATION IN THIS CASE TYPE 9 COMING FROM AVIONIC BLOWER.

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