Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
May 26, 2013
Submitted
May 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
58,372 hours, 6,751 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Gasper Fan
Part number
732591F
Part serial
588
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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 REPORTS TEMP ISSUES ON B ZONE DUCT READING, APPROX. 120 DEG WHILE ALL OTHERS AT APPROX. 70-75. ALSO, HAD ODOR IN FLT DECK SMELLED LIKE HOT AIR POSSIBLY BURNING PLASTIC. WORKED WITH CREW AND TURNED TRIM AIR OFF AND RESET ZONE SYS SEVERAL TIMES. TEMPS STABILIZED. ZONE B "DUCT" TEMP STILL READS APPROX 121. SMELL HAS DISSIPATED. WILL NEED TO ACCOMPLISH GROUND CKS OF SYS UPON ARRIVAL. REPLACED GASPER FAN, OPS CHECK NORMAL. NO SMELL FOUND. ALL PACKS RAN 2 HOURS ON GROUND.