Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24554
Part
Fan
Part number
6454051
Part serial
66328
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
61,383 hours, 43,273 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DCA - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUMES IN AFT GALLEY. TURNED OFF GALLEY POWER AND FUMES STOPPED. LATER ON, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMELL RETURNED. SHUT OFF RECIRCULATION FANS AND PLACED PACK SWITCHES ON HIGH. SMELL STOPPED AND DID NOT RETURN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN PER MM 21-21-22 AND FILTER PER MM 21-21-23. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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