Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777323ER

Difficulty date
March 5, 2022
Submitted
March 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733AR
Make and model
Boeing 777323ER
Aircraft serial
33524
Aircraft time
29,052 hours, 3,357 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL WAS DETECTED IN PREMIUM ECONOMY CABIN AREA. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AND ELECTRICAL SMELL, PASSENGERS REPORTED GRINDING UNDER FLOOR AREA OF LOWER RE CIRCULATION FAN, INFIGHTING ENTERTAINMENT MAIN POWER WAS DISCONNECTED IMMEDIATELY. THERE WAS A VERY LIGHT FOG VISIBLE IN CEILING SMELL AND FOG DEFUSED QUICKLY. STAT PAGE INDICATED RE CIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING PER WORK CARD 72L00021001, FOUND LOWER RIGHT RE CIRCULATION FAN BLOCKED, AND SMELL SMOKE ODOR FUMES. CARRYOUT FIM 21-25-00-810-808, MAINTENANCE MESSAGE 21-24700 REMOVED AND REPLACED LOWER RIGHT RE CIRCULATION FAN PER AMM 21-25-07. CHECKED OK.