Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
September 24, 2010
Submitted
September 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27201
Part
Fan
Part number
6455072
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Part time
3,694 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

FLT 863- DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, A ROTTEN ODOR BECAME APPARENT IN COCKPIT. CREW TURNED OFF THE LT BLEED & LT PACK. ODOR DISSIPATED. AT 5,000 FT, TURNED THEM BACK ON & ODOR RETURNED. CREW TURNED THEM BACK OFF AGAIN. TRIED AGAIN AT 20,000 FEET AND NO ODOR. THE LT BLEED & PACK WERE LEFT ON. NO ODOR NOTED FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. ACFT PLACED ON MEL FOR LT BLEED SYSTEM. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS PER MM & FIM INSTRUCTIONS. REPLACED HEPA FILTERS. REPLACED RT RECIRCULATION FAN. NO ODORS NOTED. REMOVED MEL FOR BLEED SYSTEM. TEST PER LATEST ATP SPECIFICATION, NO ODOR PERCEIVED DURING TIME OF TESTING. NO REASON FOR REJECTION.

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