Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
July 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
44,946 hours, 5,587 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
4100941C
Part serial
1503A
Condition
Damaged
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

CREW REPORTED FAINT SMELL OF BURNING CABIN WITH HIGH VIBRATION. RIGHT PACK SHOWED ABNORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE INDICATION. CAPTAIN EXERCISED EMERGENCY AUTHORITY AND SHUTDOWN RIGHT PACK. VIBRATION STOPPED AFTER PACK SHUTDOWN. PATCH WITH SAMC CONDUCTED. NO RESTRICTIONS PER FM FOR SINGLE PACK. DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL/TERRIAN CONTINGENCIES IF L PACK FAILS AND DRIFTDOWN REQUIRED. CREW/DISPATCH/SAMC AGREE OK TO CONTINUE. CREW HAD A FAINT SMELL OF BURNING IN FIRST THRU BUSINESS W SAMC TEXT: WITH NOISE LIKE A FAN SHUT DOWN. VERY NOTICEABLE BUT DISSIPATED, CREW RULED OUT THE OVENS. FOUND RT PACK ACM FAILED, BLADE MISSING. CREW REPORTED HIGH VIBRATION ROW 19 RIGHT SIDE. CREW SHUT PACK OFF AND VIBRATION STOPPED. REPLACED FAILED ACM RT. LOUD FAN NOISE COMING FROM ABOVE SEAT 2A OVERHEAD AREA. FOUND LEFT EQUIPMENT COOLING SUPPLY FAN AT FAULT, NONE STOCK LHR, DEACTIVATED PER MEL. REPLACED LEFT EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN.