Service difficulty report · Fan · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 29, 2008
Submitted
July 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20934
Aircraft time
56,736 hours, 35,795 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
5007024620
Part serial
AA24112
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
1,465 hours, 1,124 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

SLIGHT ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS DETECTED APPROACHING DESTINATION. TURNED OFF GASPER FAN. ODOR WAS STILL DETECTED AND BECOMING STRONGER. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS RAN QRH SMOKE, FUMES, ODORS CHECKLIST. DECLARED ATC EMERGENCY LANDED AT RWY 9 WITH FIRE TRUCKS IN TOW. AT GATE, SHUTDOWN ACFT UNTIL ALL POWER OFF, LEFT ACFT. FLIGHT ENGINEER REPORTS VISUAL SMOKE NEAR FO`S LIDO BAG AFTER RUNNING QRH CKLIST. POSSIBLE OUT OF GASPER VENT BY LANDING, SMOKE CLEARED. AT CREW DEPARTURE STILL COULD DETECT SMOKE/ WIRE/ INSULATION BURN. GASPER FAN CAME APART, REMOVED AND REPLACED GASPER FAN IAW 21-23-001-4. CLOSED FINAL.