Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 16, 2024
Submitted
June 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31218
Aircraft time
26,672 hours, 11,248 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6454052
Part serial
13030
Condition
Odor
Location
Recirculation
Part time
11,470 hours, 5,078 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: ON DESCENT INTO CLT AT 5000FT STRONG ODOR THROUGH BLEED AIR IN FLIGHT DECK. ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG SIMILAR SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY AT SAME ALTITUDE. SUBSIDED AFTER LANDING THEN AGAIN BUT MORE SUBTLE AT GATE. SUSPECT BAD RECIRCULATION FAN. REMOVE AND REPLACED BOTH LEFT HAND (AALA202406172483) AND RIGHT HAND (AALA202406188726) RECIRCULATION FANS, PER AMM 21-25-02. RMOVE AND REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS LEFT HAND (AALA202406189260) AND RIGHT HAND (AALA202406184789), PER 21-25-01.