Service difficulty report · Fan · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 18, 2000
Submitted
December 28, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3061
Aircraft time
11,914 hours, 10,530 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fan
Part number
011390500
Part serial
ARW369
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
11,919 hours, 10,534 cycles
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

THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED ON THE TAXI WAY. THE PASSENGERS WERE PICKED UP BY BUS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.