Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 8, 2020
Submitted
February 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
30020
Aircraft time
53,185 hours, 18,454 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6454052
Part serial
5594
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Cargo
Part time
53,259 hours, 18,475 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

AT CRUISE NOTIFIED ELECTRIC SMOKE & FUMES IN CABIN. SMELL & FUMES INCREASING RAPIDLY THROUGHOUT CABIN. RAN CHECKLIST AND SMOKE AND FUMES STOPPED AFTER TURNING RECIRC FANS & UTILITY & IFS/PASS OFF. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED CABIN ODOR T/S PER B737-800 FIM 05-51 TASK 814. FOUND RH RECIRC FAN PRODUCING FUMES AND NOISE. NO OTHER DEFECTS FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH RECIRCULATION FAN IAW B737-800 AMM 21-25-02-400-801. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION HEPA AIR FILTER IAW AMM 21-25-01-000-801. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.