Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 737524

Difficulty date
August 6, 2003
Submitted
August 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14604
Make and model
Boeing 737524
Aircraft serial
27317
Aircraft time
28,110 hours, 14,846 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
65771
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

AN OBJECTIONABLE ODOR WAS DETECTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT INTO COS. NO SIGN OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND FLUID LEVELS CHECKED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT COS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN FAILED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THE FAN WAS TEMPORARILY PLACARD INOPERATIVE FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENT.