Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
October 31, 2000
Submitted
November 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
68,114 hours, 21,716 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Odor
Location
A/C Bay
Part time
68,114 hours, 21,716 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 JON TO HIK, AN ODOR WAS SENSED IN THE CABIN WHEN THE RIGHT RECIRULATION FAN WAS TURNED ON. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE FAN AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO HIK FOR AND UNEVENFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FAN AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE FAN ON DEFERRAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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