Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 16, 2003
Submitted
December 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
32,472 hours, 24,933 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6054578
Condition
Odor
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.

What was found

AIR TURNBACK. AFTER T/O, CLIMB 8000 FT NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED TO PHL. DURING DEBRIEF F/AS REPORTED SLIGHT SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN, ALSO NO SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDING IN LAVS. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER TROUBLESHOOTING TREE OPN 5088. FOUND LIKELY SOURCE WAS RECIRCULATION FAN. CONTINUED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING THROUGH TAKEOFF POWER ENGINE RUN. NO OTHER SOURCES OF SMOKE, FUMES OR VAPORS FOUND. REPLACED AIR CONDITIONING MOISTURE BAGS FOR PRECAUTIONARY. FWD RECIRCULATION FAN AND PLACARDED PER MEL 21-00-43. PULLED AND COLLARED RECIRC FAN CONT CB J7.

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