What was found
THE CABIN BLOWER MOTOR FAN CAME APART CAUSING THE MOTOR TO OVERHEAT AND ULTIMATELY BURN THE BLOWER MOTOR UP. INSTALL SB 500-21-20.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N96FB
- Make and model
- Cessna 500CESSNA
- Aircraft serial
- 5000094
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Fan
- Part number
- 239
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 7,708 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.