SDR 128391

Service difficulty report · Fan · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
March 21, 2003
Submitted
March 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40SZ
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
40SZ
Aircraft time
38,117 hours, 37,765 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Burned Out
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

On start up flight 4510 in cle, when aircrew switched on the recirulating fan. After a monment they noticed the fan stopped running and there was smoke in the cabin. The crew shut down the engines. Maintenance pulled up floor boards and found the recirulating fan had failed causing smoke in cabin.

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