Service difficulty report · Air Dist Fan · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
September 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77215
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19032
Part
Air Dist Fan
Part number
215201
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Air Dist Bay
Part time
18,630 hours
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, H

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

What was found

A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS SMELLED IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S REPORTED SMOKE IN THE AFT/MID CABIN. THE AIR DISTRIBUTION FAN WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SMOKE APPEARED TO DISSIPATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO IAD WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIR DISTRIBUTION FAN AT FAULT. THE FAN CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE COLLARED AND THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS PLACARDED INOPERATIVE.