What was found
SMOKE CAME FROM VENTS ON APPROACH, 8 MILES FROM DESTINATION. TURNED OFF COCKPIT BLOWER, WENT ON OXYGEN, AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. GROUND RUN DETERMINED BLOWER WAS SMOKING. MEL'D AND RETURNED TO BASE. FOUND BLOWER MOTOR DEFECTIVE.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N235AC
- Make and model
- Lear 35A
- Aircraft serial
- 676
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Blower
- Part number
- 26193873
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- AP
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.