Service difficulty report · Air Dist Fan · Boeing 737291

Difficulty date
September 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15255
Make and model
Boeing 737291
Aircraft serial
21069
Part
Air Dist Fan
Part number
215201
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Air Cond Bay
Part time
19,183 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE ODOR OF SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF, BUT THE ODOR QUICKLY WENT AWAY. THE ODOR RETURNED AFTER LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIR DISTRIBUTION FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. THE AIR DISTRIBUTION FAN WAS FOUND BURNED AND INOPERATIVE. THE FAN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.