Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
July 11, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34131
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28971
Aircraft time
21,861 hours, 4,965 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
731376A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E&E Compt
Part time
21,859 hours, 4,964 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO SFO. THE ODOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY AN EQUIP COOLING FAN OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 1 EQUIP COOLING FAN AT FAULT. THE COOLING FAN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 21-58-06 AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE E&E COMPARTMENT WAS CHECKED FOR BURNED WIRING AND NONE WAS FOUND.