Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
August 17, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953AN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29539
Aircraft time
58,147 hours, 24,108 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Vibrates
Location
Zone 200 - Fuse
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: NOISE AND VIBRATION OUT OF 12,000 FT THROUGH 14,000 AND ACCELERATING THROUGH 270 KNOTS. ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HEARD AND FELT, AS WELL AS FLIGHT DECK. VERY OBVIOUS. AIR RETURNED TO PHOENIX GEAR AND FLAPS UP. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR RIGHT RACK FAN ASSEMBLY PER 34-43-51.