Service difficulty report · Blower · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
June 29, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft time
6,014 hours
Part
Blower
Part number
99101135
Part serial
1327
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Cooling Fan
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN APU ON AND APU STARTER/GEN PUT ONLINE (GENERATOR ON). THE APU STARTER/GENERATOR WOULD COME OFFLINE AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND APU WOULD SHUT DOWN. DURING INVESTIGATION, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE APU COOLING FAN BLADES MISSING, ALL THE BLADES WERE BROKEN OR MISSING. IT WAS FOUND THAT IF NO AIRFLOW WAS SENSED WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF GENERATOR ON, THE GENERATOR AND APU WOULD SHUTDOWN.

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