Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 26, 2010
Submitted
October 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661JA
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145766
Aircraft time
17,902 hours, 15,579 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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 4255 DURING THE CLIMB WHEN REACHED FLIGHT LEVEL 340 THE CREW DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE APU WAS NOT ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DE-ICED PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASK AND DIVERTED INTO IAD. THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT. CRASH, FIRE AND RESUCE WERE CALLED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH, FIRE AND RESUCE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THE NR 1 RECIRCULATION FAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 FAN IAW 21-24-01. FOUND NR 2 RECIRCULATION FAN SYSTEM MUFFLER TORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 RECIRCULATION FAN SYSTEM MUFFLER IAW AMM 21-24-02. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD USING APU AND ENGINES AS A PNEUMATIC SOURCE.

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