Service difficulty report · Fan · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 24, 2016
Submitted
January 27, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605553
Aircraft time
7,533 hours, 5,852 cycles
Part
Fan
Part number
9G1224A4M03
Condition
Failed
Location
Radome
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE SITTING IN COCKPIT PRIOR TO ENGINE START, HEARD AN AUDIBLE POP WITH SIMULTANEOUS INDICATIONS OF THE RADOME FAN CAUTION LIGHT, FLASHING MASTER CAUTION, BOTH PFDS, MFD & FMS WENT BLANK BUT WERE BACK LIT. 45 SECONDS LATER A LOUD BUZZING NOISE CAME ACROSS COCKPIT SPEAKERS. ELEC BURNING ODOR, STRONGEST IN NOSE COMPARTMENT & THE CONTROL UNIT CATS EYE WAS TRIPPED IN THE NOSE COMPARTMENT. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND RADOME FAN MOTOR TO BE CREATING BURNING ODOR, DC CONTACTOR RELAY KZ033 TO BE FAULTY. ACCOMPLISHED REPLACEMENT OF RADOME FAN MOTOR. ACCOMPLISHED REPLACEMENT OF RADOME FAN MOTOR DC CONTACTOR RELAY KZ033. PERFORMED OPS CHECKS SATISFACTORY, RESET ANTI-SKID CONTROL UNIT CATS EYE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 04-50-03, 21-25-00 & 32-42-00.

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