Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 4, 2007
Submitted
March 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8257H
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1650
Engine
Cont IO520CB
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Radio
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. HE NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL. AT THAT TIME HE COMPLETED THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR (ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE). AFTER 1 TO 2 MINUTES SMOKE AND SMELL DISSIPATED. AFTER REGAINING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH MINNEAPOLIS CENTER PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT ACCEPTED VECTORS. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO EMERGENCY EVAC, RADIO COOLING FAN FOUND RUBBING BETWEEN FAN AND HOUSING, REPOSITIONED FAN. INSPECTED SIMILAR COOLING FANS ACROSS FLEET. (K)

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