Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 747412

Difficulty date
September 10, 2021
Submitted
September 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702CA
Make and model
Boeing 747412
Aircraft serial
27217
Aircraft time
81,420 hours, 12,582 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Equip 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

ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL NOTICED, HOWEVER, NOT VISIBLE FROM DESCENT TO BELOW FL 200 - INCREASING UNTIL RUNNING QRH (QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK) CHECKLIST BEFORE APPROACH. FOUND EQUIPMENT COOLING SUPPLY FAN EXCESSIVELY NOISY AND HOT. SYSTEM DEFERRED AS A PRELUDE TO REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY COOLING SUPPLY FAN.