Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14977
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145175
Aircraft time
38,887 hours, 29,250 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
68
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Recirculation
Part time
29,859 hours, 26,171 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT A POP WAS HEARD AT THE TOP OF CLIMB, MILD SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN, WITH THE ODOR GETTING WORSE AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS, AND WENT COMPLETELY AWAY AT LOW POWER. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE CABIN RECIRCULATING FAN TO BE INOPERATIVE. R & R THE RECIRCURLATING FAN, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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