Service difficulty report · Motor · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2007
Submitted
August 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
47835
Aircraft time
86,058 hours, 23,507 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit Seat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

UPON TAKING RUNWAY, FUMES NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT. TAXIED CLEAR BACK TO THE RAMP. FUMES INCREASED, DECLARED EMERGENCY, EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND S/O'S SEAT CONTROL C/B POPPED, AND STRONG ODOR FROM SEAT MOTOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND S/O'S SEAT CONTROL C/B POPPED, AND STRONG ODOR FROM SEAT MOTOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT IAW MM 25-11-03-4, OPS CHECKS GOOD. RAN PACKS FOR ONE HOUR THREE DIFFERENT TIMES, NO EVIDENCE OF FUMES. WHILE SERVICING O2, DID NOT NOTICE ANY EVIDENCE OF FUMES IN E/E COMPARTMENT.

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