Service difficulty report · Fan · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
October 22, 2023
Submitted
October 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N832US
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53259
Aircraft time
75,700 hours, 56,262 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
6054578
Part serial
276966
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
38,000 hours, 28,000 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, B, G

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE AT FL370 AFTER SWITCHING THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON THEY COULD SMELL SMOKE, FOLLOWED BY SIGNIFICANT SMOKE. THE CREW RAN THE SMOKE/FIRE FUMES CHECKLIST. THE CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. THE CREW REPORTS THAT THE SMOKE CLEARED BY FL090. LANDED SAFELY IN KLBB WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: USA JET MAINTENANCE IN KLBB INSPECTED THE RECIRCULATION FAN AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RECIRCULATION FAN TO BE MAKING GRINDING NOISE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RECIRCULATION FAN IAW MD88 AMM 21-20-12, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN SYSTEM CHECK WITH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CHECK GOOD IAW MD88 AMM 72-00-00.

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