Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
October 4, 2014
Submitted
October 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29515
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145309
Aircraft time
19,923 hours, 17,926 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
526484
Part serial
I00134888
Condition
Overheated
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NAV CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED DURING CLIMBOUT, AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AT 17,000 FT. THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, DETERMONED BURNING ODOR TO BE COMING FROM NR 2 ENGINE BLEED. FOUND THE FORWARD AVIONICS FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER TO BE TRIPPED. MX SWAPPED THE NR 2 EXHAUST FAN FOR THE NR 2 RECIRCULATE FAN. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND AIR BLEED SYSTEM OPS CHECKS ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WITH NO DEFECTS OR BURNING ODOR NOTED. SWAPPED THE NR 2 EXHAUST AND RECIRCULATE FANS BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS, R & R THE DEFECTIVE NR 2 RECIRCULATING FAN; OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE MEL WAS REMOVED AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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