Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 21, 2021
Submitted
October 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N886YS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501013
Aircraft time
7,827 hours, 6,340 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
11341041
Part serial
2602
Condition
Overheated
Location
Acm
Part time
1,435 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND OPERATION PRIOR TO TAXI THE AIR-CONDITIONING FAILED AND AN ODOR WAS OBSERVED IN THE CABIN. THE AIR-CONDITIONING WAS SELECTED OFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SWAPPED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT. THE COMPRESSOR DRIVE MOTOR WAS FOUND TO BE OVERHEATED AND WOULD NOT TURN ELECTRICALLY.

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