Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 4, 2008
Submitted
December 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N180UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25224
Aircraft time
74,765 hours, 9,056 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fan
Part number
732591F
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ALL GALLEY POWER AND BOTH UTILITY BUSSES TRIPPED OFF. FOLLOWED IRREG PROC NOW BOTH UTILITY BUSSES RESTORED AND GALLEY POWER LEFT UNPOWERED. FLT ATT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL AT TIME OF GALLEY POWER TRIP WHICH THEN QUITE QUICKLY DISSIPATED WHEN POWER REMOVED. FLT ATT STATED SOURCE OF SMELL TO BE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY ON MAIN DECK AND UPPER DECK GALLEY. FOUND BREAKER POPPED FOR RECIRC FAN H518 UNDERFLOOR RECIRC FAN 2, RECIRC FAN INOP AND PRIMARY CAUSE OF BURN SMELL AND UTILITY BUSSES SHEDDING. NEED TO REPLACE FAN. REPLACED FAN 2 UNDER FLOOR AND VIB MONITOR, TEST OK.