Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
August 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29587
Aircraft time
82,397 hours, 9,993 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part serial
9628A
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING TAXI OUT, SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT. STOPPED TAXI AND VERIFIED NOT GALLEY AS THE SOURCE. STATUS MESSAGE CAME ON WITH EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN RIGHT. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE SOURCE FROM EQUIPMENT COOLING SUPPLY FAN FAILED DUE TO SUB-STANDARD BEARING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT EQUIPMENT COOLING FANS WITH IMPROVED BEARING. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 21-27-03.