Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 24, 2014
Submitted
July 29, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N940JM
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK492
Aircraft time
2,718 hours, 2,477 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
11341041
Part serial
3026
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
1,259 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING THE OPERATION OF THE VAPOR CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING SYS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COMPRESSOR MOTOR WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE. DURING MX TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ELEC DRIVE MOTOR WAS EMITTING VISIBLE SPARKS. THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE PN 1134104-1, SN 3026 MOTOR 1258HRS TT, BRUSHES 274.6HRS TT. OVERHAULED MOTOR INSTALLED IAW AMM, FT OK. NOTE MOTOR FAILED 1742HRS SHORT OF THE TBO.

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