Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 13, 2011
Submitted
April 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145740
Aircraft time
18,931 hours, 17,103 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
526484524864
Part serial
104407326
Condition
Faulty
Location
E&E Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2731 THE CREW REPORTED A BUZZING/VIBRATION NOISE IN CLIMB FROM 8K TO 13K WITH AN ODD ODOR. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. THE NOISE RETURNED DESCENDING THROUGH 8,7K WITH AN ELECTRICAL MELTING ODOR. THE NOISE SUBSIDED AT 5K AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT FORWARD AVIONICS FAN PART NUMBER 526484, S/N 104407326 AND NR 2 FAN INVERTER PART NUMBER 524864, S/N E03092215. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT RAM AIR VALVE. PERFORMED GROUND RUN OF AIRCRAFT, NO ODOR OR DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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