Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
July 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600BP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145044
Aircraft time
34,243 hours, 28,879 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
70
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Recirculation
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FOR FLIGHT 4258, THE CREW REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AT THE GATE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE. THE ODOR DID NOT DISSIPATE UNTIL AFTER COMPLETELY DE-POWERING AIRCRAFT. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR TO DISSIPATE ONCE PACK 1 AND COCKPIT RECIRCULATION FAN WERE SHUTDOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 RECIRCULATION FAN IAW AMM 21-24-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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