Service difficulty report · Fan · Amd FALCON900B

Difficulty date
January 4, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111P
Make and model
Amd FALCON900B
Aircraft serial
117
Aircraft time
8,775 hours, 3,612 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
10089782105
Part serial
TB5573
Condition
Failed
Location
Iru
Part time
8,775 hours, 3,612 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AT FL30, THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. NOTICED THE SMOKE WENT AWAY AND AFTER DESCENDING TO FL15, CANCELED THE EMERGENCY. PROBLEM WAS THE BLOWER MOTOR ON THE NR 1 IRU. NO C/B’S TRIPPED, AND NO SYSTEMS WERE COMPROMISED.