Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Part
Bearing
Part number
C4140070102RX
Condition
Spalled
Location
Avionics Blower
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)THE PILOT REPORTED HEAVY STATIC ON THE COMM AND VOR FLUCTUATION OF UP TO 5 DEGREES. AVIONICS TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE AVIONICS COOLING FAN MOTOR WHOS BEARINGS HAD WORN OUT AND WERE BEGINNING TO DRAG THE MOTOR ROTATION DOWN. A CHECK WITH THE HISTORY OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NAV FLUCTATIONS AND DECREASED VOR RANGE COINCIDING WITH REPORTS OF A NOISY FAN MOTOR.

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