Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 20, 2004
Submitted
July 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N614AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27145
Part
Fan
Part number
6067723
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fwd Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUA - ON CLIMB-OUT, CREW RECEIVED THE E/M 'R ENG EEC' AND LIGHT. AS THE CREW TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM, AND ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS, AND BEGAN A RETURN TO AUA. THE SMOKE DISIPATED AND THEN RETURNED PRIOR TO LANDING. THE CABIN CREW ALSO NOTED A LIGHT HAZE AND SMELL NEAR THE L2 DOOR. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NUMEROUS CHECKS IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT, INCLUDING INSPECTING CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS AND AVIONICS COMPARTMENTS, RUNNING THE PACKS AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT EEC AND THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN. (M)

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