Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
May 9, 2022
Submitted
May 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55141
Aircraft time
52,501 hours, 36,101 cycles
Part
Gasper Fan
Condition
Seized
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHIP 9545 - THE FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO JAX DUE TO A STRONG ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN AS REPORTED BY THE CABIN CREW. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND THE LANDING AT JAX WAS UNEVENTFUL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE GASPER FAN HAD SEIZED AND THEN SMOKED. THE FAN AND COALESCER BAGS WERE ALL REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (LP #8616278)

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