Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
February 18, 2009
Submitted
February 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23204
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
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

ENROUTE, THE CREW BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EICAS MESSAGE EQPT COOLING FAN WAS DISPLAYED. THE COM PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED, THE SMELL DISSIPATED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX REPLACED THE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN, SYS OPS WAS NORMAL AFTER THE EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED. (K)