Service difficulty report · Defog System · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
February 7, 2008
Submitted
March 12, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N60WL
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
382
Aircraft time
11,764 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Defog System
Part number
FED2000
Part serial
244R
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, AUX DE-FOG UNIT ON CO-PILOT SIDE BURNED AND SMOKE FROM BLOWER FAILURE. NO WIRE PROBLEMS OR CIRCUIT BREAKER ISSUES FOUND. UNIT FAILURE CAUSED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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