Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
September 25, 2011
Submitted
September 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45961
Aircraft time
77,496 hours, 19,743 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
77,496 hours, 19,743 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, THE LT RECIRCULATION FAN HAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. THE CREW TURNED OFF LT RECIRCULATION FAN AND SMOKE, SMELL WENT AWAY. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED OPS TEST ON BOTH LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FAN, NO SMOKE ODOR NOTED IAW MM 21-21-1. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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