Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 747428F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2015
Submitted
November 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904AR
Make and model
Boeing 747428F
Aircraft serial
33097
Aircraft time
41,638 hours, 6,171 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Overheated
Location
Equip Cooling
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AT TOP OF CLIMB ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COOLING GROUND EXHAUST VALVE FAIL MESSAGE. WHEN SWITCHED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COOLING TO OVERRIDE POSITION, CONTINUED TO HAVE THE OVERHEAT PROBLEM CAUSING A RETURN TO DEPARTURE.