Service difficulty report · Ctc · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
September 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46157
Part
Ctc
Part number
5614845517
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THRU FL200, A LOUD CTC HOWL WAS HEARD WITH A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. OBSERVED NR 1 CTC SURGING. SHUT OFF NR 1 CTC AND BURNING ODOR DISAPPEARED IN APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS NOTED. FOUND NR 1 CTC COMPRESSION FAN SEIZED, NO ROTATION. REPLACED NR 1 CTC IAW DC-8 MM CH 21-50. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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