Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 29, 2008
Submitted
October 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
56,736 hours, 35,795 cycles
Part
Gasper Fan
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin
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

AT FL 350 A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS DETECTED APPROACHING MEMPHIS. TURNED OFF GASPER FAN. ODOR WAS STILL DETECTED AND BECOMING STRONGER. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS RAN QRH SMOKE, FUMES, ODORS CHECKLIST. DECLARED ATC EMERGENCY AND LANDED. AT GATE SHUTDOWN ACFT UNTIL ALL POWER OFF, LEFT ACFT. FLT ENGINEER REPORTS VISUAL SMOKE NEAR FIRST OFFICERS LIDO BAG AFTER RUNNING QRH CHECKLIST. POSSIBLE OUT OF GASPER VENT BY LANDING SMOKE CLEARED. AT CREW DEPARTURE STILL COULD DETECT SMOKE/WIRE/INSULATION BURN. GASPER FAN CAME APART, R/R GASPER FAN IAW 21-23-001-4