Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
December 14, 2004
Submitted
December 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24077
Aircraft time
53,458 hours, 25,762 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
732591A
Part serial
0611
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay Cooling
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT PASSING THRU APPROX 15,000 FEET COCKPIT CREW SMELLED ELECTRICAL FUMES. SHORTLY AFTER THE FWD EXHAUST EQUIP COOLING FAN C/B POPPED. CREW RAN SMOKE, FUMES, FIRE, ELECTRICAL CHECKLIST. FUMES SUBSIDED AFTER C/B POPPED. C/B AND WIRING CHECK GOOD, FAN MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. REPLACED FWD EXHAUST EQUIP COOLING FAN PER M/M. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD.