Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Boeing 737247

Difficulty date
October 8, 2002
Submitted
October 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N244WA
Make and model
Boeing 737247
Aircraft serial
23518
Aircraft time
44,391 hours, 33,537 cycles
Part
Gasper Fan
Part number
214991949
Part serial
AA2526
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON ARRIVAL PBI CREW OFF FLT 2309 REPORTED UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING HUMAN REMAINS, AND CREW SUSPECTED THIS TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. BOTH MTC AND GROUND CREW INSPECTED CARGO COMPARTMENTS AND FOUND CLEAN. GRD CREW REPORTED REMAINS WERE LOADED PER DELTA STANDARDS, AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. CREW REFUSED FLIGHT. MTC REPLACED GASPER FAN AND AIRED CABIN. REMOVED FAN BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO BE WORN AND FAN SMELLED OF BURNING INSULATION.