Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 13, 2011
Submitted
July 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27303
Aircraft time
55,737 hours, 21,865 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6455072
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
Part time
3,648 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

MCO - FLT 1857 EN-ROUTE CLT TO MCO. AFTER ENG SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE THERE WAS A PUNGENT ODOR LIKE BURNT MATTRESS IN FIRST CLASS AND REST OF CABIN. TWENTY MINUTES FROM MCO HAZE AND ODOR, TURNED OF RECERC AND HAZE WENT AWAY. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU DUCTS. NO OIL NOTED. RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS PLACED ON MEL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN. SYSTEM CHECKS OK.

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