Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 767232

Difficulty date
August 14, 2001
Submitted
August 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N106DA
Make and model
Boeing 767232
Aircraft serial
22218
Aircraft time
59,621 hours, 28,918 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6066223
Part serial
121127
Condition
Defective
Location
Manifold Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH SMOKE PRESENT IN COCKPIT. SHORTLY AFTER THE LEFT RECIRC FAN EICAS MSG APPEARED. TURNED LEFT RECIRC FAN OFF. SMOKE DID DISSIPATE AFTER LDG. CONTRACT MTC FOUND THE LEFT RECIRC FAN C/B IN, BUT POPPED WHEN BARELY TOUCHED. ALSO C/B WAS VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. REPLACED RECIRC FAN