Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 22, 2001
Submitted
November 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
80,916 hours, 23,209 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Defective
Location
Fwd Belly
Part time
80,916 hours, 23,209 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 KWA TO HIK, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND THE AFT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN WAS OPERATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE FAN AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FAN WHICH WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE FAN ON DEFERRAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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