Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 26, 2007
Submitted
February 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24395
Aircraft time
58,341 hours, 26,270 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
731376
Part serial
988
Condition
Seized
Location
Fwd Cargo Bin
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

EN ROUTE ATL-SNA, CREW NOTICED BURNING/SMOKE ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE REPORTED. CREW COULD NOT ISOLATE SOURCE SO THEY ELECTED TO DIVERT TO DFW. UPON ARRIVAL DFW CONTRACT MECH FOUND NR 1 FWD EQUIP COOLING SUPPLY FAN EXTREMELY HOT AND SEIZED. MECH REPLACED FAN PER MM AND AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED ON TO SNA.