What was found
THE BLOWER MOTOR FAILED INTERNALLY SENDING SMOKE INTO THE CABIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT ALTITUDE. SMOKE CAME OUT THE VENTILATION SYS GASPERS. ACFT DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND WAS ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE SYS AND CLEAR THE SMOKE.
- Difficulty date
- February 26, 2009
- Submitted
- February 26, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N17PL
- Make and model
- Cessna 560CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 0412
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Blower Motor
- Part number
- 99123232
- Part serial
- 3267A
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin Heat
- Part time
- 216 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.