Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 7, 2009
Submitted
May 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600628
Aircraft time
4,903 hours, 3,867 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
253811341041
Part serial
2538
Condition
Faulty
Location
Air Conditioning
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GROUND GPU POWER OPERATION THE FREON AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN SMOKING INSIDE THE ACFT. THE AC UNIT APPEARS BURNED AND CHARRED. NO FIRE WAS NOTED FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF POWER FROM THE ACFT. INSPECTED THE FREON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND FOUND THE MOTOR/BRUSHES ARE BURNED. ARMATURE BAD AND NO TENSION ON BRUSHES. BURN DAMAGE CONFIRMED TO INSIDE MOTOR. REPLACED MOTOR.