Service difficulty report · Screen · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
July 27, 2004
Submitted
July 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78008
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29478
Aircraft time
24,942 hours, 2,924 cycles
Part
Screen
Part number
UNK
Condition
Clogged
Location
Ife Cooling
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE IFE (INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT) CMT UNIT WAS OVERHEATING WHILE EN ROUTE FROM TLV TO EWR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MXP WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE FORWARD IFE AIR VENT SCREEN OVER IFE CONTROL STATION WAS PLUGGED WITH LINT AND DIRT IN THE OVERHEAD AREA. THIS PREVENTED THE IFE CMT UNIT FROM GETTING COOLING AIR. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL BURNING AND BOTH IFE FANS WERE WORKING. THE CMT WAS REPLACED. THE AIR VENT SCREEN WAS CLEANED. OPERATION OF THE IFE COOLING SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 21-27-700-803. AN FCD WAS ISSUED TO INSPECT THE REST OF THE FLEET.