SDR 97ZZZX768

Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600JD
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500236
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
45053
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Dist
Part time
1,093 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

BLOWER MOTOR SEIZED CAUSING EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW. THE 15-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT FAILED TO OPEN. THIS CAUSED THE WIRING FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR TO GET HOT AND EMIT SMOKE AND FOUL ODOR. THE COCKPIT AUX HEATER THEN CIRCULATED THE SMOKE INTO THE COCKPIT. THE BLOWER MOTOR IS RATED AT ABOUT 8 AMPS. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER SIZE SHOULD BE CLOSER TO THE RATE CURRENT DRAW OF THE MOTOR.

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