Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2011
Submitted
December 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918AX
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26935
Aircraft time
47,133 hours, 8,022 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Overheated
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CR
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

BURNING PLASTIC ODOR FROM ROW 1 AREA. RECIRCULATION FAN STATUS MESSAGE. ODOR WENT AWAY WITH RECIRCULATION FANS OFF. UPPER AFT RECIRCULATION FAN OVERHEATED, C/B COLLARD.