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Service difficulty report · Fan · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
December 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N57MR
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T7620022
Part
Fan
Part number
460102
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Condenser
Component
5134900
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOTS NOTICED SPARKS EMITTING FROM RT AFT NACELLE AT AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER AIR SCOOP. RT GENERATOR WAS SHUT OFF, BUT SPARKS CONTINUED. DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE AND PROBLEM SUBSIDED. AIRCRAFT HAD UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER IMPELLER FAN SEPARATED FROM CONDENSER FAN MOTOR SHAFT AND CHAFED A GENERATOR WIRE FROM TERMINAL 'C' TO RT STARTER SOLENOID CAUSING THE FAN BLADES TO ARC ON GENERATOR WIRE.

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