Service difficulty report · Fan · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 15, 2015
Submitted
April 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
32,919 hours, 34,087 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER ARRIVING AT GATE, NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND COULD SEE A HAZE ORIGINATING POSSIBLY FROM F/O SIDE OF COCKPIT, IT LASTED 1 TO 2 MINUTES THEN DISSIPATED. PERFORMED GVI ON COCKPIT FOR ODORS, NONE FOUND. INSPECTED AVIONICS CABINET, NO DEFECTS. INSPECTED MAIN CABIN LIGHTS AND PSU'S NDN OPENED 311AB PANEL IN TAIL. FOUND RECIRCULATION FAN HAS ELECTRICAL ODOR. CHECKED CDS FOUND F/C FOR RECIRCULATION FAN BOTH CHANNELS WITH SWITCH IN FAN WAS INOPERATIVE. NO AIR FLOW. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT RESULTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED ON OTHER SYSTEMS. RECIRCULATION FAN DEFERRED.