Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Boeing 7373S3

Difficulty date
August 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373S3
Aircraft serial
23712
Part
Check Valve
Part number
112902
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1
Part time
7,503 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK, AFTER ROTATION, SMELLED A HOT ELECTRIC SMELL. SHUT DOWN RECIRCULATION FAN AND SMELL WENT AWAY. APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN INTO FLIGHT, COOLING EXHAUST LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SWITCHED TO ALTERNATE FAN AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH NOT EFFECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST CHECK VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ALTERNATE EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST BLOWER ALTERNATE EQUIPMENT COOLING EXHAUST BLOWER 6577-1 9012 MALFUNCTIONED, A/EPART TOTAL TIME = 13572, PART TOTAL CYCLES = 7937, PART TIME SINCE OVERHAUL/REPAIRED = 344.

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