Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 737217

Difficulty date
December 7, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737217
Aircraft time
62,121 hours, 40,301 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Part
Gasper Fan
Condition
Seized
Location
Gasper Fan
Part time
42,176 hours, 65,893 cycles
Component
Air Distributio
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM SAN FRANSISCO TO VANCOUVER, DIVERTED TO KLAMATH FALLS OREGON, DUE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SMOKE DISIPATED WHEN GASPER FAN SELECTED OFF. GASPER FAN FOUND SEIZED. GASPER FAN REPLACED.