Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
March 28, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29585
Aircraft time
53,549 hours, 6,472 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Overheated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LHR - CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN THE SMELL DISSIPATED. RECIRCULATION FAN STATUS MESSAGE APPEARED AT THE SAME TIME. FLIGHT LANDED LHR WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEFERRED LOWER LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE PER MEL. REPLACED LEFT LOWER RECIRCULATION FAN AT JFK ON 03/28/2012. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.