Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
December 17, 2009
Submitted
December 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63305
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23356
Aircraft time
69,598 hours, 37,274 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
65771
Part serial
8001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Part time
55,528 hours, 30,738 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

VERY STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING THROUGHOUT CABIN, MADE IT INTO COCKPIT. SULFUR LIKE SMELL. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSP AMM 05-51-95 FOUND NORMAL FAN C/B OUT VERIFIED BLOWER WAS CAUSE OF SMELL. PERFORMED ENG RUN IN NORMAL CONDITION, NO FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NORMAL EQUIP FAN PER AMM 21-58-12, OPS TEST NORMAL. A/C RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT 1238651, S/N OFF 08001. FAN, AIR, COOLING OFF 99-2150-9-0001 8001 ON 99-2150-9-0001 8435.