Service difficulty report · Bearings · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
April 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Part
Bearings
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Blower
Component
Electromech · EM608
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) BEARINGS FOUND WITHIN BLOWER ASSY WERE NOT OF THE MANUFACTURER'S TYPE. BEARING WAS SEIZING WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED ABNORMAL CURRENT DRAW AND BURNING BRUSHES (ARCING). PREVIOUS CERTIFICATION WAS CANADIAN AERO ACCESSORIES.