Service difficulty report · Fan · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 29, 2000
Submitted
January 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3033
Aircraft time
14,746 hours, 13,523 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fan
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
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

FLIGHT 4020, WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EVV TO PIT, DIVERTED TO CVG DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND DISCOVERED THE AVIONICS FAN WAS FAILING. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE AVIONICS FAN AND GROUND RAN THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CHECKED GOOD. FLIGHT 4020 CONTINUED TO PIT WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.