SDR 99ZZZX4319

Service difficulty report · Blower · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
November 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N258G
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
443
Part
Blower
Part number
66001122
Condition
Failed
Location
Air Dist
Component
Electromech
Stage of operation
NR
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

CABIN AIR BLOWER SN 1092 INSTALLED 712-99. FAILED 10-29-99 WITH ONLY 106 HRS TSO. (STARTED MAKING NOISE THEN LOCKED UP AND CREATED BURNING SMELL IN CABIN). REPLACEMENT BLOWER SN 1102 INSTALLED 11-2-99 AND IT DID NOT LAST FIVE MINUTES. (BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATING WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF OPERATION, THEN ABOUT FOUR MINUTES LATER HAD PROGRESSED TO VERY VIOLENT NOISE AND VIBRATIONS AND THE FANS BEGAN TO RUB THE HOUSINGS). DISABLED THIS BLOWER AND A THIRD BLOWER IS ON ORDER.

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