SDR AALA970823

Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N228AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49178
Part
Fan
Part number
6054578
Condition
Defective
Location
Acm Bay
Component
Garrtt
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
I, A

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

What was found

BNA - FLT 0839 - EN ROUTE ORF/DFW DURING CRUISE, ACRID ODOR NOTED IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO FL 100 AND INTENTIONALLY DEPRESSURIZED AND ODOR SUBSIDED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BNA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLACARDED GASPER RE-CIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE. SUBSEQUENTLY, REPLACED GASPER RE-CIRCULATION FAN AT DCA/26. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION. (X)

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