Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
February 15, 2010
Submitted
February 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668US
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
24223
Aircraft time
85,282 hours, 10,546 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
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

DURING FLIGHT, PAX REPORTED A BURNING ODOR. OTHER PAX REPORTED NOISES IN THE OVERHEAD BETWEEN DOOR 2L & 2R. CREW SHUT OFF THE UPPER RECIRCULATION FANS, ODOR THEN DISSIPATED. MX INSPECTED THE AREA & REPLACED A RECIRC FAN AND CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.