Service difficulty report · Monitor · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
August 9, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30340
Aircraft time
25,673 hours, 8,706 cycles
Part
Monitor
Part number
731376
Condition
Faulty
Location
Vibration Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C RETURNED TO BLOCK FOR EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN 1 MSG. NO ETOPS OPERATION ALLOWED UNDER MEL 21-58-03A. SECOND WRITE UP FOR THIS. EA 06-475397-03 WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN SLC ON 8/8 TO INSTALL VIBE MONITOR ON FAN. FAN FAILED ON FIRST FLT FROM SLC FLT 2039/09. ATL REPLACED THE FAN. JFK MTC THEN REPLACED MONITOR AND FAN AFTER RTB. A/C THEN DEPARTED ON FLT 206 JFK-ZRH. TWO HOURS INTO FLT CREW ADVISED DISPATCH THAT EQUIP OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALTN EQUIP COOLING SELECTED AND OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. COMPLIED WITH EAV TO REMOVE FAN VIB MONITOR VA78743.