Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 7377CT

Difficulty date
August 27, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7377CT
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT 3 TIMES ON DECENT THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL IN THE FLIGHT DECK. F/A ALSO REPORTED THE ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS PRESENT ON THE GROUND. FIM 21-00 WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SMELL OR FUMES. THEN WHILE ON THE GROUND WITH RECIRCULATING ON ELECTRICAL SMELL OCCURED IN THE FLIGHT DECK ONLY, RECIRCULATING FAN WAS PLACED ON MEL. NO ODOR WAS NOTED DURING FOLLOWING FLIGHT. RECIRCULATING FAN HEPA FILTER WAS REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER REPORTS OF ODOR.

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