Service difficulty report · Motor · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
June 12, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26877
Aircraft time
36,772 hours, 4,413 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Motor
Condition
Failed
Location
Gasper Fan
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FL370 THE MAIN AND UPPER DECK EXPERIENCED STRONG ELECTRICAL PLASTIC SMELL UNDETERMINED ORIGIN BUT BARELY NOTICEABLE IN COCKPIT. THE SMELL MOVED RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT CABIN. TURNED OFF L-R UTILITY. SMELL DISSIPATED ON GROUND. F/A REPORTED AN ARCING NOISE ABOVE 2R SMELL CAME BACK DURING FINAL APPROACH BUT DISSIPATED. DURING TAXI, SMELL SEEMED MORE LOCALIZED TO THE 2R AREA. *S/D* GASPER AIR MOTOR FAILED. REPLACED MOTOR, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.