Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
March 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53587
Aircraft time
33,621 hours, 23,003 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
CL
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

PERFORMED AN AIR TURNBACK. DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT AFT F/A NOTIFIED FLIGHT DECK THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR AND WHITE VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER GALLEY POWER AND CABIN LIGHTS TURNED OFF. MX TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM R & R RECIRCULATION FAN IAW AMM. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. FOUND T1-91 READING LIGHT TRANSFORMER, LOCATED AT AFT CABIN TRANSFORMER PANEL MAKING VIBRATING SOUNDS AND SMELLS BURNED. REPLACED TRANSFORMER T1-91. REPLACED BOTH COALESCER BAGS. PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT.

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