Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26929
Aircraft time
58,531 hours, 11,659 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fan
Part number
4100945A
Part serial
0171
Condition
Faulty
Location
Aft Cabin
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

F/A REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. DURING FLT AFT CABIN ECONOMY PLUS REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR. CREW TURNED ALL 4 CABIN RECIRC FANS AND ODOR CLEARED. FOUND AFT UPPER RECIRC FAN POPS CB WHEN TURNED ON. VENTILATED AIRCRAFT. RAN REMAINING FANS, NO FURTHER ODOR FOUND. NEEDS RECIRCULATION FAN AND FILTERS. DEACTIVATED AFT UPPER FAN. REPLACED AFT UPPER RECIRC FAN ASSY & REPLACED FILTER ASSY. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.