Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
August 3, 2006
Submitted
August 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22014
Aircraft time
58,156 hours, 32,608 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Gasper Fan
Part number
215201
Part serial
1710
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
58,156 hours, 32,608 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURNING CRUISE OPERATION CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT 139 NM FROM. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, SMOKE DISAPPATED AND ORDOR FADED, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, FOUND GASPER MOTOR TO BE AT FAULT. REMOVE AND REPLACED GASPER MOTOR OPS CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.