Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 17, 2001
Submitted
February 15, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N797UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26924
Aircraft time
12,988 hours, 2,042 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Fan
Part number
22147504
Part serial
47379
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Part time
9,950 hours, 1,570 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

DURING CRUISE AFTER TURNING ON RT RECIR FAN UNUSUAL ODOR FILLED THE COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS CABIN. NOT AS BAD IN FIRST CLASS, SMELL LIKE OZONE OR ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL. ODOR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON GROUND. SINCE IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ODOR WAS LIKE OZONE, THE LT OZONE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE OZONE CONVERTER WAS THEN ROUTED TO HONEYWELL FOR EFFICIENCY TEST. THIS MRR WILL BE UPDATED WITH TEST RESULTS AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.