Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
67,734 hours, 17,524 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
X7020256D
Part serial
A80625
Condition
Broken
Location
Recirculation
Part time
67,734 hours, 17,524 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

DURING CRUISE FROM VTBU, A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED DURING CRUISE WHEN USING LEFT RECIRC FAN. FAN WAS TURNED OFF AND SMELL WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT RECIRC FAN IAW ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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