What was found
AVIONIC COOLING FAN BEARING FAILED AFTER 1,571.22 HRS OF OPERATION. INNER BALL RACE DISTORTED AND BALLS MISSING. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN DUE TO FAN FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- DM4R133M
Com-Jet, LLC. - Make and model
- Boeing 727
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- X11374
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cool Fan
- Part time
- 1,571 hours
- Component
- Sundstrandem · 215201
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.