Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
November 29, 2001
Submitted
November 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14613
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27326
Aircraft time
22,903 hours, 12,081 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
72067002
Part serial
0562
Condition
Failed
Location
Oven
Part time
25,326 hours, 6,874 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING BY MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY NR 1 OVEN WAS ON AND THE EXHAUST FAN WAS NOT OPERATING. THE OVEN AND CONTROLLER WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. BOTH PACK COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINES WERE OPERATED AT TAKEOFF POWER AND A HEAT CYCLE WAS RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.