Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
September 22, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
25,357 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI, F/A NOTICED WEIRD ODOR IN THE CABIN WITH BLEED AIR SELECTED OFF. BLEED AIR SELECTED ON AND ODOR INCREASED WITH SUBSEQUENT DUCT TEMPERATURE INCREASE. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE AND SMOKE WAS CONFIRMED IN THE CABIN. NR 2 GROUND COOLING FAN FOUND TO BE NOISY AND INTERMITTENT. GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT AND FAULT CONFIRMED WITH NR 2 GROUND COOLING FAN OFF. FAN SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT. MEL 21-51-3 APPLIED.

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