Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
August 13, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58101
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
27291
Aircraft time
63,755 hours, 14,369 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6455072
Part serial
0503
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Part time
5,835 hours, 1,052 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT 4.5 HOURS INTO FLIGHT FUMES IN AFT GALLEY COMING FROM AIR VENTS (OVEN OPENED AND NOT SMELLING) PER A/C SMOKE/FUME CHECK LIST BOTH RECIRC FANS TURNED OFF, FUMES STOPPED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN PER AMM 21-25-01, ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC FAN FILTER PER AMM 21-25-02. OPS TESTED GOOD PER AMM 21-25-00. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT 1359577, S/N OFF 00503 FAN, AIR, CABIN OFF 53-2125-9-0001 0503 ON 53-2125-9-0001 0433.