Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7879

Difficulty date
May 23, 2025
Submitted
May 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27957
Make and model
Boeing 7879
Aircraft serial
36409
Aircraft time
44,312 hours, 4,246 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
7010302H03S02
Part serial
957
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
20,816 hours, 2,081 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

FUMES NOTICED FROM PAX A ND CREW IN AREA OF CABIN ROW 46. DEBRIEFED CREW. SEE PAPERWORK. PER FLIGHT CREW NO FLIGHT DECK EFFECTS. INFLIGHT CREW NOTICED SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER PILOTS TURNED OFF IFE SWITCH AND RECIRC FAN PRESENT LEG SHOWS UPR RECIRC FAN FAILED IN FLIGHT. ON GND THE UPR RECIRC FAN WOULD NOT COME ONLINE, NEED TO REPLACE RECIRC FAN , M/E 79-2127-9-0001, IPC REF 21-25-16-010-941A-D. PAST IS NIS. CONDITIONAL CHECK WAS ACP PER FIM DMC B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER RECIRCR FAN REF AMM 21-25-16.OPS CHK GOOD .RUN PACKS NO MORE FUME/SMELL NOTED

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