Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
February 20, 2019
Submitted
February 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364CM
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Aircraft serial
24531
Aircraft time
86,758 hours, 32,145 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
033638
Part serial
AJN095
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Bay
Part time
74,046 hours, 24,138 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

"FWD CARGO FIRE" EICAS MESSAGE REPORTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW TO DISPLAY DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE (GROUNDED) AND THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF FIRE. THE FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AIR FLOW BLOWER 2 ((M717) BODY STATION 352, WATER LINE 164, LEFT BUTT LINE 70) WAS FOUND HOT WITH A BURNT ODOR. THE AIR FLOW BLOWER WAS REPLACED. THE SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE "FWD CARGO FIRE" EICAS MESSAGE WAS THE FAULTY FORWARD CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR AIR FLOW BLOWER 2.