Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
July 3, 2023
Submitted
July 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66808
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42820
Aircraft time
30,396 hours, 10,979 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6454052
Part serial
11505
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Recirculation
Part time
30,386 hours, 10,973 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

I DEBRIEFED THE FLIGHT CREW, AND THEY STATED THAT 50 MILES SOUTH WEST OF KDEN AT 34K, THE PURSER ALERTED THEM THAT SEVERAL PASSEN GERS WERE RINGING THEIR CALL BUTTONS REPORTING A BURNING RUBBER SMELL. THESE PASSENGERS WERE ALL SEATED FROM ROW 19 TO ROW 23. T HE COPILOT WENT BACK AND REPORTED NO VISIBLE SMOKE BUT AN ELECTR ICAL SMELL AT ROW 23. THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT WHEN THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR WAS OPENED, HE GOT A WAFT OF AIR THAT SMELLED LIKE. RAN APU WITH APU BLEED CLOSED , CYCLED ALL LIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES, BREWED COFFEE MAKERS THROUGH BREW CYCLE , TURNED ON ALL OVENS RAN THROUGH HEATING CYCLE . AND OPS CHECKED LAV FLUSH MOTORS .MX FOUND THAT RH FORWARD GALLEY OVEN SMELLS OF BURNT RUBBER/PERFORMED INSPECTION AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS IAW AMM 21-25-01 AS PRECAUTIONARY. DURING OPERATIONAL TEST WITH RECIRCULATION FANS IN AUTO AND BLEED ON, AFTER 40 MINS THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN HAD VIBRATION WITH A REMOVED LEFT RECIRC FAN REF AMM 21-25-02. FOUND FAN NOT SPINNING FREELY. COUPLING VERY WORN. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED LEFT RECIRC FAN IAW AMM 21-25-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECK REQUIRED. PARTS USED: 29-2125-9-0001,QTY :1 1827788,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1827788 SN OFF 1505 REMOVED REPLACED RH RECIRC FAN REFERENCE AMM 21-25-02 , OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PARTS USED: 29-2125-9-0001,QTY :2 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1509647 SN OFF 1501 PERFORMED OPS/LEAK CHECKS OF LH AND RH RECIRC FANS REF AMM 21-25-02. OPS CHECK GOOD