Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 17, 2013
Submitted
September 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49967
Aircraft time
51,677 hours, 40,981 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AN ELECTRICAL ODOR CIRCULATING IN CABIN. MX FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN 3-PHASE CIRCUIT BREAKERS HAD TRIPPED. RECIRCULATION FAN WAS REPLACED AND THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FILTER AS A PRECAUTION. RAN PACKS WITH BOTH APU AND ENGINE AIR SUPPLY AND NO ODOR WAS IDENTIFIED. ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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