Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
March 2, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49543
Aircraft time
61,613 hours, 48,215 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Burned
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. NO SMOKE REPORTED. BURNING ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 3 MINUTES ON GROUND. RT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN UPON CLEARING RUNWAY. APU WAS OFF. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATION 5088. FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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