Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
August 20, 2009
Submitted
August 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N39FN
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
006
Aircraft time
16,032 hours, 8,637 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Cabin
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

DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING THROUGH 16000 FT A ODOR WAS DETECTED IN COCKPIT. AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WAS TURNED OFF WHICH APPEARED TO HELP. ALL OK UNTIL THROTTLES PULLED TO IDLE AND RADIO DESCENT INITIATED. DECIDED TO RTB AND FOLLOWED SMOKE/FUMES IN COCKPIT CHECKLIST WITH NO DIFFERENCE IN ODOR. DURING DESCENT TO 10000 FT CABIN BLOWER C/B WAS FOUND POPPED, COCKPIT AIR WAS TURNED ON WHICH LESSENED THE ODOR. O2 MASKS WERE PULLED OUT AS A PRECAUTION BUT WERE NOT NEEDED.