-> I guess you should inspect the fan first.
-> it's unlikely that the fan failed suddenly

 It typicaly starts as a hairline crack soemwhere near the hup. to
detect that5 you would have to remove the fan and use either the Dye
Penetrant process of heve it Mangifluxed.
Hardly practical. Although as they say "Better Safe then Sorry"
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