Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
July 26, 2013
Submitted
July 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6714Q
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30485
Aircraft time
44,082 hours, 16,025 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Odor
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT 39FL, F/A REPORTED HOT ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN AROUND ROWS 20-30 IAW QRH UTILITY BUSSES, LT RECIRCULATION FAN TURNED OFF. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH CONCURRENCE OF MX. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF SEBS FOR OBVIOUS SMOKE EMITTERS IN ROWS 20-40. INSPECTED SIDEWALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS, READING LIGHTS, E/E AND BOTH CARGO BINS. NO ODOR DETECTED. ELECTRICAL ODOR BURN WITH IFE ON BOTH UTILITY BUSSES DROPPED OFF. RECONNECTED AND NTF. THE LT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REPLACED DUE TO ODOR.