Service difficulty report · Fan · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 14, 2015
Submitted
August 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926HL
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
560XL5216
Aircraft time
8,340 hours, 6,387 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
125027068
Part serial
180
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
Part time
8,340 hours, 6,387 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL DESCENT TO 11,000 FT THERE WAS A NON-TYPICAL ELEC SMELL OF STRONG ODOR. SMELL WAS NEARLY GONE 15 MINUTES LATER AT TOUCHDOWN. NO VISUAL SMOKE WAS EVIDENT OR INDICATED. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE CABIN BLOWER FAN ASSEMBLY FAILED & A WIRE WAS BROKEN AT THE SOLDER JOINT WHICH WAS ARCHING & WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF SMELL. A NEW BLOWER FAN WAS INSTALLED IAW SB560XL-21-25 AS WELL AS COMPLIED WITH ENGINEERING DLP-560XL-21-00004 WHICH INSTALLS A NEW DIODE ATTACHMENT PROCEDURE, WHICH SHOULD CORRECT POSSIBLE FUTURE ARCHING IN THIS AREA. THE SYS CHECKED PROPERLY & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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