Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
July 18, 2023
Submitted
July 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N968FD
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
26274
Aircraft time
78,019 hours, 23,477 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
731376A
Condition
Failed
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FL370 WE EXPERIENCED AN ACRID ODOR ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. WE DONNED THE O2 MASKS INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND RAN QRH 8.1.14. WE STOPPED THE CHECKLIST AT STEP 9 DUE TO THE DECREASE IN ODOR. UPON LANDING IN STL WE NOTICED AN EQPT OVHT EICAS MESSAGE. AMM: 21-58-06-4 REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC AIR FILTER IAW MM 21-25-02-4 AND EQUIP COOLING AIR FILTER IAW MM 21-58-07-4 PRECAUTIONARY. INSPECTED CABIN AIR RECIRC FAN IAW MM 21-25-01-4. NO DAMAGE FOUND. INSPECTED UPPER AND LOWER EQUIP COOLING AXIAL FLOW FANS IAW B757 MM 21-58-06-4.LWR FAN NO DAMAGE NOTED.UPPER FAN FOUND EVIDENCE OF OVERHEAT DAMAGE AS WELL AS SOOT ON FAN BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER EQUIP COOLING FAN IAW MM 21-58-06-4. OPS NOW NORMAL PER SAME.INSPECTED ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK.NO SOOT OR DAMAGE NOTED.RAN BOTH ENG IAW JRH AT DIFFERENT PWR SETTINGS,UTILIZED ENG AIR FOR PACS .VARIED PAC TEMP SETTINGS THRU FULL RANGE ,HOT & COLD.NO FUMES OR SMELL NOTED .ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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