Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 27, 2026
Submitted
April 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31250
Aircraft time
27,913 hours, 12,064 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6454052
Part serial
10725
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
14,612 hours, 7,036 cycles
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 WAXY PLASTIC LIKE BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE DURING DESCENT, AROUND 3000 FT. THE ODOR WAS DETECTED BOTH IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND IN THE CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED SOF T/S J/C 08L00021001. FOUND LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FAN. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE HIGH POWER RUN UP, CHECKS GOOD NO ODOR.