Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 28, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26916
Aircraft time
71,894 hours, 12,915 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Fan
Part number
8102191
Part serial
52
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BURNING-ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT, RTFL BURNING ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT. TURNED UPPER FANS OFF WITH NO CHARGE OF ODOR, TURNED OFF UPPER FANS AND SMELL STARTED TO DISSIPATE. NO MSG'S PRESENT. MAINT PG SHOWED NORMAL INDICATIONS. DEFERRED BOTH LOWER RECIRCULATIONS FANS IAW MEL 2125. REPLACED BOTH LWR RECIRC FANS & FILTERS PER MM CHECKS OK. REPLACED BOTH LOWER RECIRC FANS AND FILTERS PER MM, CHECKS OKAY.