Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
September 18, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14107
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27297
Aircraft time
41,378 hours, 12,052 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
731376B
Condition
Inoperative
Location
E&E Compt
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

A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN WHILE EN ROUTE FROM LAX TO EWR. THE ELECTRICAL AND AIR CONDITIONING SMOKE AND FIRE CHECKLISTS WERE RUN AND THE SOURCE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO CLE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD EQUIPMENT COOLING SUPPLY FAN NR 1 CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE COOLING FAN WAS FOUND INTERNALLY FAILED. THE FAN C/P WAS DISCONNECTED AND STOWE AND THE FAN WAS PLACARD INOPERATIVE DUE TO PART NOT BEING IN STOCK.