Service difficulty report · Fan · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 15, 2012
Submitted
October 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
553
Aircraft time
23,988 hours, 26,338 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER PUSH BACK, THE CREW IN THE COCKPIT SMELLED A SMOKE LIKE ODOR RESONATING FROM THE CO PILOT INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MX INVESTIGATED THE REPORTED ISSUE AND FOUND THE EFIS COOLING FAN JAMMED AND OVERHEATING. THEY R & R THE EFIS COOLING FAN. AN OPS CHECK PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE SMOKE LIKE SMELL WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.