Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
December 3, 2004
Submitted
December 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
478
Aircraft time
13,895 hours, 15,294 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
834280020
Condition
Burned
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
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

COCKPIT FILLED WITH ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED LGA. INSP'D COAT CLOSET RELAYS, ALSO AVIONICS COMP. INVERTERS, BEHIND INST PANEL, GROUND RAN BOTH ENG'S OPERATED SYSTEMS, ACCOMPLISHED AVIONICS SELF TEST OF ADC. RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES, FOUND DSPLY COOLING FAN IS SEIZED UP. NO DAMAGE FOUND IN IMMEDIATE AREA MEL COOLING FAN.