Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 12, 2016
Submitted
February 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49623
Aircraft time
65,436 hours, 36,967 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6054577
Part serial
118740
Condition
Failed
Location
Recirculation
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

CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED DUE TO A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. 30 TO 40 MINUTES AFTER THIS THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT CALLED FORWARD TO REPORT A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE. THE CREW DID THE QRH PROCEDURE. TURNED THE LEFT GENERATOR BACK ON TO ENABLE THE ELECTRICAL TRIM SYSTEM. THEY WERE PREPARED TO TURN THE GENERATOR BACK OFF IF THE ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR RETURNED. DID NOT NOTE ANY EXTERIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT THE CREW TAXIED TO THE RAMP, REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN RECIRCULATION FAN AND CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FILTER LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

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