Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 23, 2011
Submitted
September 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
29240
Aircraft time
43,612 hours, 11,390 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Fan
Part number
S210T13064
Part serial
1082180
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Recirculation
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J, 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 MESSAGE: LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN' DISPLAYED & 'LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE' LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WITH SWITCH 'ON'. LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN LIGHT PRECEEDED BY ODOR OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT AIRPLANE. CONFIRMED THAT ODOR DISSIPATED AND CLEARED AFTER LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN FAILED. REPLACED LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN PER MM. RAN BOTH PACKS AND BOTH RECIRCULATION FANS, NO ODOR IN CABIN.