Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
June 2, 2009
Submitted
June 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23207
Aircraft time
70,961 hours, 29,383 cycles
Part
Fan
Part serial
15301
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Part time
56,992 hours, 23,177 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, THE CREW NOTICED ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE SMOKE IN CABIN COM PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED TO ALO WHERE THEY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO BE THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN, THE RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE RETURNED TO SERVICE.