Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145743
Aircraft time
19,573 hours, 17,073 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
1823
Condition
Burned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3822 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT CABIN. CONFIRMED ODOR OF SMOKE WITH DEAD HEADING CREW MEMBERS SEATED IN THE MIDDLE AND AFT CABIN. THE CREW PERFORMED SMOKE AND COCKPIT/CABIN PROCEDURES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IMMEDIATELY DIVERTING TO HDN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND INOPERATIVE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT RECIRCULATION FAN IAW EMB 140 AMM 21-24-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. NO ODOR FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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