Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 11, 2014
Submitted
December 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13132
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145708
Aircraft time
33,430 hours, 19,112 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
02253
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
33,458 hours, 19,133 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE ACFT DIVERTED WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE COCKPIT RECIRCULATING FAN TO BE CAUSING THE BURNING ODOR. THE FAN WAS DEACTIVATED AND PLACED ON MEL 21-24-01-2 AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON 12/13/2014 MAINTENANCE R & R THE AFFECTED RECIRCULATING FAN, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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