Service difficulty report · Fan · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
May 13, 2010
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417AT
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
417
Aircraft time
30,230 hours, 28,839 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW127
Part
Fan
Part number
0112232500
Part serial
A03632
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Part time
19,400 hours, 17,840 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STRONG BURNING ODOR FELT THROUGH OUT THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. NO SIGN OF HEAT SOURCE NOR SMOKE WAS IDENTIFIED. OPENED ALL OVERHEAD BINS AND INSPECTED FOR BURNING ODOR ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IAW JIC 25-24-21. ALSO OPENED ACCESS DOORS TO ELECTRONIC RACKS AND INSPECTED FOR BURNING IAW JIC 25-14-12. NO BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED AT THIS MOMENT ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. FOUND RECIRCULATING FAN NR 2 MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE AND WHEN SELECTED ON, A LIGHT BURNING WAS NOTICED. RECIRCULATING FAN PLACED ON MEL 21-3 AUTH NR 050108-C. ALSO PERFORMED ENGINE PUMP IAW JIC 72-00-00. ON 05-15-10 MEL 21-3 WAS CLEARED AT SJU: R & R NR 2 RECIRCULATING FAN IAW JIC 21-22-21-RAI-10000.

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