Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 21, 2010
Submitted
January 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24382
Aircraft time
76,511 hours, 8,674 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fan
Part number
732591F
Part serial
157
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

EICAS STATUS MSG E&E CLNG EXH FAN. CREW REPORTED SLIGHT BURNING ODOR DETECTED WHEN MSG WAS INITIALLY DISPLAYED, ODOR HAS SINCE CLEARED. CHECKED SYS FOUND CB POPPED FOR FAN. RESET BREAKER AND TESTED SYS IN CMC AFTER A SUCCESSFUL TEST THE CB ON P415 PANEL POPPED AGAIN. SUSPECT FAN FAILED, NIL TIME FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. REPLACED EXHAUST FAN. OPS CHECKS OK.