Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 26, 2001
Submitted
April 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26660
Aircraft time
30,252 hours, 11,228 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
36169596
Part serial
P1022C
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
2,683 hours, 3,348 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SMOKE IN CABIN. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE FOUND COOLING FAN SHAFT SHEARED AND FAN HOUSING BROKEN. THIS IS THE LATEST CONFIGURATION (-6) WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON THIS APU ON JUNE 11, 1999. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME PROBLEM, AND HONEYWELL IS WORKING ON FIXING THESE COOLING FAN FAILURES RESULTING IN APU REMOVALS.