Service difficulty report · Blower · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 8, 2012
Submitted
February 22, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N480RL
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600109
Part
Blower
Part number
57034
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
2,151 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT FROM 14,000 FT, CREW DETECTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED AND ON ROLL OUT, CABIN BLOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND 20 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER LABELED CABIN BLOWER, ALSO WAS PROTECTION FOR THE COCKPIT DEFOGGER. DEFOGGER FAN WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DEBRIS IN BLOWER CAUSING FAN MOTOR TO SEIZE. REPLACED MOTOR AND BLOWER ASSY, FUNCTIONAL CHECKED GOOD WITH NO MORE ODOR DETECTED. NOTE: DEFOGGER BLOWER HAD 1348.95 HOURS REMAINING.