Service difficulty report · Blower · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
December 6, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft time
10,294 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Part
Blower
Condition
Overheated
Location
Heater
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE TAXIING AND AFTER STARTING THE COMBUSTION HEATER, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS AND THEMSELVES. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE COMBUSTION HEATER GROUND BLOWER HAD OVERHEATED.

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