Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 13, 2017
Submitted
May 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55135
Aircraft time
42,439 hours, 28,968 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Gasper
Stage of operation
AP
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

F/A REPORTED STRONG ODOR IN AFT CABIN DURING APPROACH. FOUND GASPER VENT FAN INOPERATIVE AND CAUSING A BURNING ODOR. COMPLIED WITH NO GO ODI PREV. 2172. CABIN ODOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE ELECTRICAL NOT APU, PERFORMED A DUCT BURNOUT & REPLACED THE COALESCER BAGS IAW AMM 21-54. PERFORMED A VERIFICATION FLIGHT IAW 9800204. NO DEFECTS NOTED THRU ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT.

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