Service difficulty report · Fan · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
110
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ELECTRIC SMELL NOTED IN THE COCKPIT DURING EN ROUTE AND LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. ALL ELECTRICAL LOADS APPEAR TO BE NORMAL, WITH NO POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. INSPECTED AND FOUND HGS-DEU COOLING FAN BAD. PLACED ON MEL 34-24. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. MEL CLEARED BY RUNNING THE HGS FAN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED. PERFORMED CAT III CHECK OF THE HGS SYSTEM, ALL CHECKS OK. NO PARTS REPLACED.