Service difficulty report · Fan · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
June 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3043
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Fan
Part number
011390500
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
10,477 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AFTER NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS STARTED. A RE-CIRC FAN FAIL WARNING MESSAGE WAS ALSO NOTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CYCLED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON 23JUNE99 THE AFT RECIRC FAN FAIL WARNING OCCURRED AND THE FAN WAS REPLACED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 21-22-01.