Service difficulty report · Fan · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 12, 2018
Submitted
May 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145531
Aircraft time
31,888 hours, 28,307 cycles
Part
Fan
Condition
Obstructed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. ODOR SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM CENTER PEDASTAL. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMELLING THE SAME FROM GALLEY AERA AND FORWARD. INSPECTED THE FWD AND AFT AVONICS BAYS, NO EVIDENACE OF BURNING FOUND. FWD AVIONICS BAY FWD LT FAN INTAKE OBSTRUCTED BY INSULATION. REPOSTIONED AND CLEANED THE FANS INTAKE. PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN WITH CREW, OPS CHECKED THE NR 1 AND 2 PACKS, NO ODOR NOTED. FAN INSLULATION INSTALLED IAW AMM 21-20-01. FAN OPERATED NORMALL. NO ODOR AFTER INSULATION BLANKET CORRECTED.

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