Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 1, 2002
Submitted
June 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Aircraft time
74,718 hours, 29,259 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Defective
Location
Fwd Belly
Part time
74,718 hours, 29,259 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 KWI TO AVB, THE FLIGHT CREW SENSED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WHEN BOTH RECIRCULATION FANS WERE OPERATING. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE FANS AND THE ODOR SUBSIDED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE FANS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE FANS WERE PLACED ON DEFERRAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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