Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 23, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46142
Aircraft time
63,852 hours, 21,869 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
63,852 hours, 21,869 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

EN ROUTE FROM EDI TO TOL, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE LEFT RECIRULATION FAN WAS TURNED ON. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE FAN, THE ODOR SUBSIDED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE THE FAN AND IT WAS FOUND IT TO BE DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE FAN ON DEFERRAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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