Service difficulty report · Resistor · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
December 6, 2005
Submitted
December 30, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N22HP
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500103
Part
Resistor
Part number
JBS2402
Condition
Burned
Location
Blower Assy
Component
Blower Assy
Component part number
JBS2371
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

PILOT REPORTED FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHEN SYSTEM TURNED ON. FOUND AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER INOPERATIVE IN LOW POSITION, EXCESSIVELY NOISY IN HIGH POSITION. REMOVED FLOORBOARD FOR INVESTIGATION, FOUND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ASSY. BURNED AND ADJACENT PLASTIC BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING MELTED. FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLED UNDER STC SA2698SW, 809.7 HOURS PREVIOUSLY, NO RECORD OF COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS SINCE INSTALLED. REPLACED BLOWER ASSY AND RESISTOR, OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY. (K)

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