What happened
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On 4/30/99, at approximately 13:09 local time, us airways flight #517 lfight attendant and forward passengers noted "hot" electrical odor. F/o entered cabin to investigate -noted diffuse smoke in cabin. Crew donned 02 masks, pressurization to standby, then depressurized descending throuh 10,000 MSL. Aircraft landed and taxied to gate without further event. Qrh procedures followed throught event. Us airways maintenance personnel found the airconditioning system gasper fan circuit breaker popped. The gasper fan was removed for a visual inspection to confirm it as the source of the smoke. The visual inspection confirmed the gasper fan as the source of the smoke. The gasper fan, serial number AA26298 wsa reinstalled and deferred per the minimum equipment list section 21-24. The gasper fan was installed on 10/5/97, accumulation 3,884 hours since installation.
As the FAA filed it
ON 4/30/99, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:09 LOCAL TIME, US AIRWAYS FLIGHT #517 LFIGHT ATTENDANT AND FORWARD PASSENGERS NOTED "HOT" ELECTRICAL ODOR. F/O ENTERED CABIN TO INVESTIGATE -NOTED DIFFUSE SMOKE IN CABIN. CREW DONNED 02 MASKS, PRESSURIZATION TO STANDBY, THEN DEPRESSURIZED DESCENDING THROUH 10,000 MSL. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. QRH PROCEDURES FOLLOWED THROUGHT EVENT. US AIRWAYS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM GASPER FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. THE GASPER FAN WAS REMOVED FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION TO CONFIRM IT AS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THE VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE GASPER FAN AS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THE GASPER FAN, SERIAL NUMBER AA26298 WSA REINSTALLED AND DEFERRED PER THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST SECTION 21-24. THE GASPER FAN WAS INSTALLED ON 10/5/97, ACCUMULATION 3,884 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.
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