What was found
AIRBORN SMELLED ELECTRICAL ARCING WITH AN UNUSUAL MOTOR NOISE ORIGINATING FROM BEHIND F/E PANEL. FOUND INSTRUMENT COOLING FAN LOCKED UP AND VERY HOT. REPLACED FAN, INSPECTED ALL WIRING IN AREA.
- Difficulty date
- September 26, 2000
- Submitted
- October 5, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N754DL
- Make and model
- Lkheed 10113853
- Aircraft serial
- 193Y1181
- Aircraft time
- 79,465 hours, 16,020 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Cooling Fan
- Part number
- 223101
- Part serial
- 339
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.