Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 18, 2012
Submitted
February 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N959DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49978
Aircraft time
57,637 hours, 43,519 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
219001621
Part serial
113494
Condition
Seized
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB GOT ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN AIRCRAFT AND ODOR EVENTUALLY DECREASED. PERFORMED. FOUND RECIRC FAN MOTOR SEIZING ON CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME PER AMM. ADJUSTED AND TEST CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT IS OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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