Service difficulty report · Blower · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
May 1, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Blower
Part number
7650007901103
Condition
Failed
Location
Heater
Component
Janitrol
Stage of operation
CR
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) DURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT TURNED ON HEAT-VENT BLOWER AND REPORTED HEARING AN UNUSUAL HIGH PITCHED WHINE AND UNUSUAL SMELL AND THEN SHUT OFF THE UNIT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, BUT DID SMELL AN ODOR. UNIT WAS REPLACED AND CARBON WAS FOUND IN THE UNIT FROM THE BRUSHES WHICH WERE WORN TO HALF-LIFE.