Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
June 21, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145713
Aircraft time
6,232 hours, 5,723 cycles
Part
Gasper Fan
Part number
4611028900
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
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

FLIGHT 6260 FLL-TLH - DURING DESCENT INTO TLH, THE SMELL OF HOT PLASTIC WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. FA REPORTED SAME NOTED IN THE FORWARD CABIN AND GALLEY. RAN "SMOKE" PROCEDURE MEMORY ITEMS AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. NEAREST AIRPORT AT THIS POINT WAS DESTINATION (TLH). AFTER NORMAL LANDING, SMELL WAS GONE. TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS AT GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINALS, LEFT AND RIGHT RELAY SUPPORT PANELS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE GASPER FAN WAS FOUND TO BE INOP WITH RELAY K0337 POWERED. THE GASPER FAN WAS PLACED ON MED 21-23-03-1 CAT C TICKET NR 18507. NO SMELL NOTED.

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