Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 5, 2001
Submitted
November 6, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Aircraft time
73,590 hours, 28,927 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Defective
Location
Fwd Belly
Part time
73,590 hours, 28,927 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

ENROUTE FROM RMS TO AVB, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS OPERATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE FAN AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AVB FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENACE INSPECT THE FAN WHICH WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE FAN ON DEFERRAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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