Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 14, 2018
Submitted
June 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35193
Aircraft time
37,251 hours, 11,187 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Display
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRST OFFICER`S MCDU BLANKED OUT AT LEAST FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF LESS THAN ONE HOUR. DISPLAYED FAIL LIGHT. SEEMED TO RUN A BIT TEST AND RECOVER TEMPORARILY. NO OTHER CHANGES NOTED. OPERATED NORMALLY AFTERWARD. ACFT GROUNDED. FAULT CODE 346-040-32 INITIAL INSPECTION, RT MCDU WORKING, LCD TEMP WAS READING 36 DEGREES C. REMOVED CDU AND FOUND DUST BLOCKAGE IN COOLING VENTS. CLEANED COOLING VENTS IAW AMM 34-61-01-100-801, VERIFIED EQUIPMENT COOLING WORKING PROPERLY TO MCDU RACK. REINSTALLED AND RAN FOR 30 MINUTES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. LCD TEMP DROPPED TO 28 DEGREES C. NO HISTORY LAST 30 DAYS.