Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
August 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26661
Aircraft time
68,778 hours, 25,122 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Equip Cooling
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

ONE HOUR PRIOR TO LANDING, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. FUMES WERE STRONGER AFTER LANDING. TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND FWD EQUIP COOLING FAN NR 1 WITH TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. WOULD NOT RESET. FAN SMELLED LIKE BURNED ELECTRICAL. R & R RT CIRCULATING FAN AND FILTER IAW MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.