What was found
FLIGHT 253, PHL-ATH: AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL DUE TO A RECIRCULATION FAN MESSAGE AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE RECIRC FAN ON MEL AND RETURNED THE A/C TO SERVICE. 08/07/07 UPDATE: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RECIRC FAN.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2007
- Submitted
- August 7, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N253AY
- Make and model
- Boeing 7672B7
- Aircraft serial
- 24894
- Aircraft time
- 70,204 hours, 13,485 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- 6066224
- Part serial
- 401318
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 70,245 hours, 13,490 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.