Service difficulty report · Fan · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
January 24, 2013
Submitted
January 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528EG
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10306
Aircraft time
7,210 hours, 4,522 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
GG670950283
Part serial
L00172
Condition
Seized
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOR FLIGHT 3876 UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT THE CREW NOTICED A PROFOUND ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED COCKPIT AREA, FOUND GALLEY FAN TO BE SEIZED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GALLEY FAN IAW CRJ-700 AMM 21-23-93. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONFIRMED ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT ONLY. CHECKED AVI COMPARTMENT FOR ODOR, NONE FOUND. CHECK C/B PANELS, CENTER CONSOLE, SIDE PANELS AND FLASHLIGH HOLDERS. WINDOWS CONNECTIONS AND ALL PANEL BACK LIGHTING, MAP AND YOKE LIGHTS. NO ODOR SOURCE FOUND. NO POPPED C/B AND ALL SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.