Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
February 24, 2001
Submitted
March 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N783AU
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
25022
Part
Fan
Part number
6454051
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
28,747 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

ORF - FLT 888 - EN ROUTE FROM PBI TO PHL, CRUISING AT FL290, FUMES WERE NOTICED FOLLOWED BY SMOKE ORIGINATING AT ROW 23 NEAR THE OVERHEAD. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO ORF. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AS SMOKE AND HAZE CLEARED. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN NOISY AND THE BEARING BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN PER MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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