Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
September 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24841
Part
Blower
Part number
65771
Part serial
8238
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
54,113 hours, 36,959 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

DCA - ON APPROACH INTO DCA, CREW REPORTED A CONTINUED STRONG SULFUR SMELL IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED THE SMELL COMING FROM THE NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER PER MM 21-58-12. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.

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