Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
November 4, 2002
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N164AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23625
Aircraft time
52,701 hours, 37,726 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6454052
Part serial
3412
Condition
Seized
Location
Cabin
Part time
13,774 hours, 8,685 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM DFW TO LAS AT CRUISE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING ODOR, TURNED OFF RECIRULATION FAN AND BURNING ODOR DISSIPATED. RECIRCULATION FAN REMAINED OFF FOR REST OF THE FLIGHT WITH NO FURTHER EVENTS REPORTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN IAW BMM 21-21-31, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FAN (S/N 3412) CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT. IMPELLER WAS FOUND FROZEN DUE TO MOTOR BEARINGS COMING APART. UNIT WAS REPAIRED IAW OHM 21-25-12. NO REPLACEMENT PART NUMBERS LISTED BY VENDOR.

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