Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
August 21, 2007
Submitted
August 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
80,653 hours, 24,763 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
X702256D
Part serial
51791
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Part time
80,653 hours, 24,763 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 PKWA, THE CREW DETECTED A BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT. LEFT RECIRC FAN BECAME NOISY, THE CREW TURNED OFF THE RECIRC FAN AND ODOR WENT AWAY. THE CREW LANDED IN PHIK WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT RECIRC FAN IAW DC MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-21-1 OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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