What was found
AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED STRANGE NOISE AND HOT ODOR JUST AFTER ROTATION. A/C RETURNED PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. RECIRCULATION FAN GROWLED UPON SPIN-UP WHILE TESTING. REPLACED FAN
- Difficulty date
- October 31, 2002
- Submitted
- November 13, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N974DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 53242
- Aircraft time
- 32,418 hours, 25,572 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- 6054578
- Part serial
- 176912
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Recirculation
- 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.