Service difficulty report · Blower · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Blower
Part number
57033
Condition
Failed
Location
Defogger
Part time
2,617 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, G, I

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT, THE PILOT'S NOTED A FAINT BURNING ODOR AND GETTING STRONGER. OXYGEN MASKS AND SMOKE GOGGLES PUT ON. SMOKE THEN APPARENT AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT LANDING CARRIED OUT. THE DEFOG FAN FOUND SEIZED AND THE 20-AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD NOT TRIPPED. SUBMITTER CONSIDERING LOWERING THE TBO FROM 3500 HOURS.

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