What was found
ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM FORWARD CABIN DURING AIRCRAFT BOARDING. PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED AS A PRECAUTION. THE GASPER FAN IN THE LEFT CONDITIONED AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2009
- Submitted
- April 22, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N910ME
- Make and model
- Boeing 717200
- Aircraft serial
- 55174
- Aircraft time
- 17,475 hours, 9,206 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Gasper Fan
- Part number
- 6453022
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 17,475 hours, 9,206 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.