Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 8, 2011
Submitted
June 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
53,750 hours, 14,998 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Fan
Part number
20408130501
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Wx Radar Tr Tray
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WEATHER RADAR FAILED ON PRE FLIGHT. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER. OPS CHECKED GOOD. BITE TEST FAILURE MESSAGE WAS "RT". NOTED SEVERAL RECENT HISTORIES WITH TRANSCEIVER AND CONTROL PANEL REPLACED. TRANSCEIVER BOX WAS VERY WARM. SUSPECT COOLING FAN IN TRAY MAY BE INOP.ERATIVE. REMOVED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER IN ORDER TO INVESTIGATE LOG 1 (LACK OF COOLING IN E&E). FOUND NO AIR FLOW FROM MOUNTING TRAY. REINSTALLED WEATHER RADAR TRANSCEIVER AND CHECKED FOR FAN OPERATION, NO JOY. . REPLACED THE WEATHER TRANCEIVER COOLING FAN. FAN OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST AND BITE TEST AT TRANCEIVER UNIT. TESTED OK.