Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 31, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
5,813 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Fan Blade
Part number
99101133
Part serial
0070
Condition
Failed
Location
Cooling Fan
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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 PILOTS WERE USING FLOOD COOLING ON THE GROUND THEY HEARED A NOISE AND HAD A VIBRATION THEY SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN . AFTER MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE FLOOD COOLING FAN MOTOR ASSY THEY FOUND A BROKEN FAN BLADE . THEY REPLACED FLOOD COOLING FAN MOTOR ASSY P/N OFF/ON 9910113-3 S/N ON 0019 GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060905003)

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