Service difficulty report · Blower · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
June 16, 2017
Submitted
June 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188CH
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
107
Aircraft time
71,650 hours
Part
Blower
Part number
107ES5061
Part serial
9B95001
Condition
Failed
Location
Heater
Part time
1,322 hours
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

APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS MOT APPARENT, IT WAS REPORTED BY BOTH PILOTS AND THE CABIN CREWMEMBER. THE PILOTS SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL FIRE AND DETERMINED TO RETURN TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AS THE NEAREST SUITABLE LANDING SITE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS THE FRESH AIR VENTS AND IAW THE EMERGENCY ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, THE SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED OFF. THE CABIN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO CLEAR OF SMOKE. A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING AND DETERMINED THE BLOWER FAN ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY.AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE HEATER BLOWER TO BE FAULTY, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HEATER BLOWER AND RETURNED THE ACFT BACK TO SERVICE