What was found
BEARING COMPLETELY DESTROYED. BEARING WAS INSTALLED NEW AND FAILED AFTER 69.02 HOURS OF OPERATION. CAUSED FAN TO OPERATE LOUD AND SMELL LIKE IT IS BURNED. IMPELLER LOCKS UP.
- Difficulty date
- June 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Boeing 727
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 13863352
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Fan
- Part time
- 69 hours
- Component
- Sundstrandem · 5007024620
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.