Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 16, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145667
Aircraft time
17,495 hours, 18,154 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
02178
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
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

ON FLIGHT 3039 DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG ODOR LIKE AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR THAT COULD BE SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. NO EICAS MESSAGES WERE PRESENTED. THE ODOR LASTED UNTIL AFTER LANDING. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BFL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. UPON ENTERING AIRCRAFT, NOTICED NO ODOR. POWERED UP BATTERIES, NO ODORS NOTED. STARTED APU & PACKS 1 AND 2. NO ODORS NOTED. POWERED ALL AVIONICS, NO ODORS NOTED. POWERED WINDSHIELD HEAT 1 AND 2 AND ALL ANTI-ICE, NO ODORS NOTED. POWERED RECIRCULATION FANS, FOUND CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT VENTILATION SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW EMB140 AMM 21-26-00. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN IAW EMB 140 AMM 21-24-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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