Service difficulty report · Blower · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
October 30, 2009
Submitted
November 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761MH
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760232
Aircraft time
16,904 hours, 44,807 cycles
Part
Blower
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, A, J
Precautionary procedure
B, B, F

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

What was found

ON A RETURN FLT BACK TO HOME BASE, AT APPROXIMATELY 2130-2200 HRS, CREW DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH A NR 1 HYD SERVO LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH LOUD THUMPS FROM NOSE GEAR. IMMEDIATLEY FOLLWED BY A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD HOWLING & RUMBLING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED. AS THE SIC DEPARTED THE ACFT, STATED TO PIC THAT THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE NR 1 ENGINE SIDE OF ACFT. NO FIRE INDICATION FROM FIRE TEE HANDLES. PILOT DECIDED TO INITIATE AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN & ENGAGE THE ENGINE FIRE PRIMARY, & RESERVE SYSTEMS. FIRE EXTUINGUISHED. REMAINING CREWMEMBERS EXITED ACFT. ON A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION, NOTED THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER BLOWER FAN ASSY DISINIGRATED. ELECTRICAL HARNESSES, FAIRINGS, MGB SERVO'S, AND HYDRAULIC LINES FOUND CUT & BURNED. ACFT REMOVED FROM LANDING SITE, & WAS TRUCKED BACK TO BASE.