Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
April 12, 2017
Submitted
April 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787AL
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30010
Aircraft time
70,311 hours, 8,373 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
4100491D
Part serial
1579A
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTS THE COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SCQ. DURING DIVERSION TO SCQ, THE CREW SHUT OFF AN EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE FLIGHT LANDED SCQ WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT E/C FAN IAW MM REF 21-27-03. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.