Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
June 23, 2020
Submitted
June 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48420
Aircraft time
89,704 hours, 21,505 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO KOAK PASSING THROUGH APPROX FL280 STARTED SMELLING AN ACRID SMELL ACCOMPANIED BY A RUMBLING SOUND. THE FO SAID HE FELT VIBRATIONS UNDER HIS FEET. THE SMELL INCREASED, SO WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AS WE GOT BELOW 10,000FT AND THE PLANE DEPRESSURIZED, THE SMELL DISSIPATED. FOUND ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM NR 3 AVIONICS RACK FAN, DEFERRED NR 3 FAN SEE WRI 21-26/0461. PERFORMED PACK BURN OUT, PER AMM 21-53-00-7. FOUND WHENEVER APU AIR WAS SELECTED A SMELL OF BURNT OIL COULD BE DETECTED. DEFFERED APU SEE WRI 49-90/0464. REPLACED 1 AND 2 PACK COALESCER BAGS, PER AMM 21-53-00-7. WITH ALL THREE ENGINES RUNNING AND APU AIR NOT SELECTED NO BRUNT OIL OR ELECTRICAL SMELLS ARE DETECTED.

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