Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
August 17, 2015
Submitted
August 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22913
Aircraft time
91,146 hours, 43,418 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR POSSIBLE PLASTIC BURNING IN OVEN. CALLED F/A & WHO SAID OVENS WERE OFF BUT THEY NOTICED THE ODOR IN THE CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. NOTHING INOPERATIVE IN CABIN OR FLIGHT DECK. ONLY A FLICKERING SEAT BELT SIGN BY ROW 27, A/B 2 HOURS LATER CREWMEMBER AROUND THE WINDOW EXIT ROW THINKS HE GOT A WHIF OF VERY SHORT DURATION, 2 SEC, WHEN THE LEAD CHANGED VIDEO TAPE. WE SECURED THE IFE & WI-FI. CAME BACK DIVERTED. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND RT RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE AND SMELLING DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. REMOVED FAN IAW MM 21-25, CPC 898386. INSTALLED NEW RT RECIRCULATION FAN AND VIBRATION MONITOR. OPS CHECK GOOD, SECURED BACK WALL OF FWD CARGO BIN IAW AMM 21-25-01.