Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
February 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53338
Aircraft time
51,905 hours, 38,174 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AT CRUISE THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SMOKE SMELL AND HAZE IN THE MID CABIN. CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH AND TURNED OFF CERTAIN COMPONENTS AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SMOKE GENERATION STOPPED AND DECREASED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. GSO MAINTENANCE FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN TRIPPING ITS CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PLACED THE SYSTEM ON MEL. ATL MAINTENANCE REPLACED CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN AND RELAY R2-59 PER THE AMM. RECIRCULATION FAN CHECKS GOOD AND MCO/PLAC REMOVED.

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