Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
July 19, 2017
Submitted
July 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55084
Aircraft time
43,092 hours, 30,159 cycles
Part
Blower
Condition
Failed
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT GATE PRIOR TO PUSH BACK, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR EMANATED FROM THE AFT LAVATORY AREA IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LAVATORY BLOWER MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED OPEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LAVATORY WASTE VENT SYSTEM BLOWER.

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