Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
October 12, 2004
Submitted
October 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AM
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
25624
Aircraft time
36,060 hours, 13,411 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fan
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
33,545 hours, 13,133 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL CABLE BURNED ODOR. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL PERFORMED BITE TO APU CONTROL UNIT SHOWING MESSAGE CURRENT LAS RUN LOW OIL PRESS. APU WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 49-11-1. BURNED ODOR IN PILOTS CABIN AND GALLEY. SMOKE IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-00-01. RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS DISCONNECTED AND ODOR DISAPPEARS. IT WAS DISPATCHED INOPERATIVE IAW MEL 24-28-1. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, APU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 49-00-01 AND RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-25-01. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-00-01 AND M6-11-00, ALL CORRECT.

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