What was found
PILOT REPORTED SMOKE AND A BURNING ODOR. INSPECTION LED TO AVIONICS COOLING FAN. INSPECTION OF COOLING FAN AFTER REMOVAL SHOWED THAT THE FAN MOTOR OR CIRCUIT BOARD HAD FAILED AND WAS THE SOURCE. UNIT WAS REPLACED, NO FURTHER ISSUES.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2017
- Submitted
- January 10, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N648FT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843708
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Cooling Fan
- Part number
- 30572200
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- E/E Bay
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.