What was found
PILOT REPORTED A LOUD GRINDING AND VIBRATION NOISE IN THE VICINITY OF ROW 8 ASSOCIATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATING FAN OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2017
- Submitted
- February 24, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12166
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 14500831
- Aircraft time
- 29,939 hours, 18,833 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- 4611028900
- Part serial
- 02762
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Recirculation
- Part time
- 29,334 hours, 19,140 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.