Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
May 3, 2009
Submitted
May 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32996
Aircraft time
21,685 hours, 6,854 cycles
Part
Fan
Part serial
00244
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
21,683 hours, 6,853 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

EN ROUTE TO HNL THE CABIN CREW NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER BEING INFORMED THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED THE EICAS MESSAGES "L RECIRC FAN" AND "OVBD EX VAL". THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO HNL AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER THE RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REPLACED.