Service difficulty report · Fan · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
June 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Part
Fan
Part number
C209690B1
Part serial
15
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FAN RETURNED FOR REPAIR, THE FAN WAS TESTED UPON ARRIVAL AND FAILED TO OPERATE. WHEN FAN WAS DISASSEMBLED, THIS ARMATURE ASSY WAS FOUND TO BE NOT OF MFG DESIGN. THE WINDINGS IN THE STATOR ASSY ARE NOT OF MFG DESIGN, THE MOTOR HOUSING HAS BEEN MODIFIED NOT TO MFG SPECIFICATIONS, THE FAN HOUSING HAS BEEN AND MODIFIED NOT TO MFG SPECS. MFG OVERHAUL MANUAL DOES NOT ALLOW FOR RE-WINDING OF THE STATOR ASSY OR THE MODIFICATIONS OR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS OTHER THAN LISTED. NOTE: REPAIR STATES FAN REPAIRED AND CERTIFIED IAW MFG COMPONENT MM.

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