Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
November 7, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N98AV
Make and model
Cessna 501
Aircraft serial
5010177
Aircraft time
7,861 hours, 5,999 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
57051
Part serial
0690
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2,100 hours, 2,100 cycles
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.

What was found

UPON TURNING THE COCKPIT DEFOG FAN TO LOW, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE DEFOG VENTS. SWITCH WAS RETURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE CABIN AIR SYS WAS PULLED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. DURING REPAIR IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRONT DEFOG BLOWER FAN BEARING HAD SEIZED AND THE INTERNAL WINDINGS OF THE MOTOR HAD CAUSED THE SMOKE. CIRCUIT BREAKER DID NOT TRIP. AFTER REVIEWING THE ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SYS IS DESIGNED TO COVER (4) 5 AMP MOTORS WHEN OPTIONAL SB21-8 IS INSTALLED. SB21-8 IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED IN THIS ACFT. ONLY (2EA) 5 AMP MOTORS ARE USED IN THIS INSTALLATION AND THE CIRCUIT IS PROTECTED BY A 20 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. THIS BREAKER SHOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF A 10 AMP BREAKER.

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