Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
February 11, 2011
Submitted
February 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32983
Aircraft time
31,168 hours, 9,899 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CREW NOTED A BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY 'EQPT OVHT' EICAS WITH 'OVHT'. FOLLOWED QRH AND MOVED THE EQUIPMENT COOLING SWITCH TO ALTERNATE. SMELL DISSIPATED AND MESSAGES EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN 1 SEIZED AND REPLACED IT. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD. (2011-00100)