Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
May 30, 2018
Submitted
June 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29586
Aircraft time
73,021 hours, 8,836 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4100945A
Part serial
0796
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

STATUS MESSAGE FOR THE RECIRCULATION FAN, NEAR THE R2 DOOR MADE A HIGH PITCH NOISE AND CAUSED A SMOKE ODOR. NOISE AND SMOKE WENT AWAY WITH RECIRCULATION FANS SWITCHED OFF. REPLACED FORWARD UPPER RECIRCULATION FAN IAW IAW 21-25-01. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.