Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 27, 2006
Submitted
May 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26670
Aircraft time
45,309 hours, 16,611 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

FOUND SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN. RECIRCULATING FAN MESSAGE. WIRE BUNDLE W4104 FOR THE RT SIDE CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FAN SHORTED ON ADJACENT SUPPORT BRACKET. THE SUBJECT WIRE HARNESS WAS REPLACED WITH HARNESS. THE RT SIDE CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FAN WAS ALSO REPLACED FOR PRECAUTION.