Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 18, 2011
Submitted
April 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24863
Part
Blower
Part number
65771
Part serial
NSN445
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
55,359 hours, 38,188 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

GSP - ON DESCENT, AT APPROXIMATELY FL270, LEAD F/A ADVISED OF A SMOKE SMELL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT AT GSP. F/A ADVISED EYES WATERING AND PASSENGERS COVERING MOUTHS WITH NAPKINS. PREPARED FOR EVACUATION. LANDED AT GSP AND STOPPED ON RUNWAY 22. FIRE RESCUE CHECKED AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE EXTERNAL. F/A ADVISED SAFE TO TAXI AND RAMPERS DEPLANED VIA STAIRS. MAINTENANCE TRACED SMOKE TO NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER. BREAKER WOULD NOT RESET. REMOVED AND REPLACED NORMAL EQUIPMENT COOLING BLOWER PER MM 21-58-12-04-03. RESET BREAKER. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR ODOR IN AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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