Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 4, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8257H
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1650
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Cooling Fan
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Radio System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT PILOT SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. 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 ODOR DISSIPATED. AFTER REGAINING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH CENTER, PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT ACCEPTED VECTORS TO K3BS. FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. RADIO COOLING FAN FOUND RUBBING BETWEEN FAN AND HOUSING. REPOSITIONED FAN INSPECTED SIMILAR COOLING FANS ACROSS FLEET. (K)

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