Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 1, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120297
Aircraft time
25,113 hours, 27,014 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
AE1711AA0
Part serial
711
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE RT PACK PRODUCED SMOKE AND A BURNED ODOR ONLY WHILE ON THE GROUND. IN THE AIR IT WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE GROUND COOLING FAN WOULD WORK FOR A MINUTE AND THEN QUIT. ORIGINALLY PLACED ON MEL AND THEN MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECIRCULATING FAN PN AE1711AA0 SN ON 224 SN OFF 711. IAW MM 21-25-02. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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