Service difficulty report · Fan · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
August 21, 2002
Submitted
August 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N99838
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft serial
259
Part
Fan
Part number
EVTA1925B
Part serial
167
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
12,764 hours, 12,951 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT UPON APPROACH TO LCH, AN ELEC SMK MASTER WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE CREW PERFORMED THE NECESSARY CHECKLIST FOR AN ELEC SMK INDICATION AND THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT LCH WITHOUT INCIDENT. A GROUND RUN OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INDICATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE AT IAH INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND AN ODOR COMING FROM THE ELECTRONIC EXHAUST FAN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFFECTED FAN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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