Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 11, 2007
Submitted
April 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161PL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49764
Aircraft time
51,098 hours, 34,974 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Fan
Part number
034722
Part serial
A01452
Condition
Stuck
Location
Instrument
Part time
17,842 hours, 10,430 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED ON CABIN CREW, SO AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING INSPECTION INSTRUMENTS FAN WAS DETECTED STUCK AND WITH BURNED ODOR. FAN WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 21-50-01, ALL CORRECT. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATORS AND TURBINE COOLING WERE CHECKED FOR OIL CONTAMINATION AND DAMAGES IAW MM 21-20-02 AND 21-51-01, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 21-00-00.

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