Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
December 25, 2002
Submitted
January 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22818
Aircraft time
56,672 hours, 30,194 cycles
Part
Fan
Part serial
86332
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL 390 FLT DK AND CABIN HAD AN ODOR OF BURNING ELECTRIC WIRE. TURNED OFF UTILITY BUSES AND L/R RECIRC FAN, ODOR SUBSIDED. EQUIPMENT OVHT LIGHT THEN CAME ON. FOUND LEFT RECIRC FAN BLADES CONTACTING HOUSING CAUSING VIBRATION AND BURNING SMELL. REPLACED FAN PER M/M. INSPECTED AREA, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE.