Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
September 13, 2005
Submitted
September 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23323
Aircraft time
74,090 hours, 29,171 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
731376A
Part serial
0134
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PILOTS REPORTED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM FLT DECK WHILE THE ACFT PARKED AT GATE. PILOTS REPORTED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE EQUIPMENT COOLING SUPPLY FAN 1 WAS FOUND POPPED ON THE P6-3 PANEL F-17. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN PER BMM 21-58-06-4. OPERATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD. VENDOR TEAR DOWN REPORT CONFIRMS REASON FOR REMOVAL. PRETEST WAS PERFORMED AND FAILED INSULATION TEST. FOUND BEARING FAILURE AND STATOR ASSEMBLY BURNED. BEARING, CONNECTOR, KEY AND STATOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED AND UNIT PASSED FUNCTIONAL TEST. ALL WORK AND FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PREFORMED IAW CMM 21-58-15 REV 10.

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