Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 19, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N92874
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49122
Aircraft time
60,196 hours, 36,160 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6054573
Part serial
571906
Condition
Overheated
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
35,600 hours, 17,883 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

THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMOKE ODOR APPARENTLY COMING FROM THE RIGHT AFT LAV AREA AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MIA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FAN HAD OVERHEATED. THE CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 21-20-12. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO ODORS DETECTED.

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