Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 12, 2011
Submitted
June 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14974
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145161
Aircraft time
28,457 hours, 21,293 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
102
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Part time
28,684 hours, 21,521 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM DFW CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT AIR RETURNED BACK TO DFW. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH FIM 21-20-00-810-801-A AND DETERMINED SMOKE IN COCKPIT WAS DUE TO PACK NR 1 FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RELEASED IAW MEL 21-51-00-3, CATEGORY "C". AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE RECIRCULATION FAN, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED OFR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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