3.Remove fan and rotate the blades. Verify that fan blades spin smoothly without interference from fan housing and that the fan blades are all intact.

Yes

Fan reseated, blades rotate,

 

 

noise gone.

 

 

 

 

No

Replace affected fan.

P06

 

 

 

Physical Damage

Quick Check

Symptoms

Quick Check

 

 

Physical Damage

1. Determine whether damage caused by user

Stripped screw/head

environment, accidental damage, or abuse. If

Stripped screw boss

applicable inform the user that Apple does not

warrant damage caused by accident, abuse,

• Dent or scratch to chassis

misuse, flood, fire, earthquake, or other external

 

 

 

 

causes. For more information refer to: http://

 

 

www.apple.com/legal/warranty

 

 

 

Uncategorized Symptoms

Check

Result

Action

Code

 

 

 

 

1. Verify whether existing

Yes

Jump to appropriate

 

symptom code applies to the

 

symptom code flow.

 

issue reported by the user.

 

 

 

No

Document reported failure

N99

 

 

 

and send feedback to

 

 

 

smfeedback2@apple.com

 

 

 

stating that a suitable

 

 

 

symptom code wasn’t found.

 

 

 

Provide as much detail as

 

 

 

possible.

 

 

 

 

 

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