Service difficulty report · Motor · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 12, 2009
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N333QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600333
Aircraft time
11,359 hours, 9,319 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Con
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ON GROUND WITH GPU POWER CONNECTED, ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE NOTICED IN COCKPIT. SMOKE INTENSIFIED TO VISIABLE HAZE & SHUTDOWN ALL SYS, AVIONICS POWER AND EXITED ACFT. ONCE OUTSIDE, SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF AFT EQUIPMENT BAY (HELL HOLE) VENTS. OPENED AFT BAGGAGE DOOR & HELLHOLE ACCESS DOOR, NOTICED THICK SMOKE. FOUND A/C MOTOR LOCKUP. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING NEW MOTOR FOUND WIRING TO HOUR METER BURNED INSIDE HOUR METER. FAN WAS ALSO BURNED.