Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572G7

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572G7
Aircraft serial
24233
Part
Fan
Part number
6457053
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Recirc
Part time
76,145 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PHX FLT 23 EN ROUTE HNL TO PHX. AN UNUSUAL ODOR COMING FROM THE GASPER VENTS OVER ROW 19, AIRCRAFT LEFT, WAS NOTICED. THE ODOR WAS DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO BURNING RUBBER, OR OIL ODOR. SMELL STOPS WITH THE GASPER VENT CLOSED. NO SMOKE OR HOT FLOOR, SIDEWALL, OR CEILING PANELS. THE ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 30 MINUTES. FOUND THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN. ALSO, REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRCULATION FILTERS. SMELL IN CABIN CAME FROM UNIT BEING CONTAMINATED WITH SOOT. BOX CRACKED AND PLUG BENT FROM CUSTOMER DAMAGE. IMPELLER HAD BROKEN BLADE.

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