Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Textrn TEXTRON700

Difficulty date
July 1, 2025
Submitted
July 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855QS
Make and model
Textrn TEXTRON700
Aircraft serial
7000107
Aircraft time
1,827 hours, 1,081 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
2335001
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 300
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"TAIL OTEMP" CAS MESSAGE APPEARED TWICE. ONCE IN BCT WITH APU POWER ON FOR ONLY 30 MINS. & AGAIN AFTER LANDING IN PDK ABOUT 15 MINS ON GROUND. RAN CHECKLIST IN BCT & IT CLEARED. DURING TAIL COMPARTMENT CHECK NOTICE IT ABNORMALLY HOT. LIKE NO AIR WAS BEING PUMPED THROUGH. LOGBOOK SAYS THAT WORK ON HEAT EXCHANGER HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED 3 TIMES. PERFORMED ARES DOWNLOADS & SENT FILES TO TEXTRON. FAULT INDICATED BY ARES DOWNLOAD POINTED TO MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING A FAILED TAILCONE INSTRUMENT COOLING FAN, TEMP SENSING BULB, & BLEED AIR LEAKS. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK & GVI OF COOLING FANS WITH POWER ON. FOUND CENTER INSTRUMENT COOLING FAN INOP. CHECKED & VERIFIED 28VDC TO THE FAN, FOUND THE FAN TO BE RUBBING AND CATCHING ON THE SIDE OF THE CASING. LEFT AND RIGHT FANS WERE VERIFIED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. FOUND MINOR BLEED AIR LEAKS BLOWING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE TEMP. SENSING BULB. CUSTOMER ELECTED TO REPLACE LH TEMP. SENSING BULB, REMOVED THE BULB (PN MS28034-3 SN 277422) AND INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED, NEW TEMP. SENSING BULB. REMOVED CENTER TAILCONE INSTRUMENT COOLING FAN AND INSTALLED CUSTOMER SUPPLED, NEW COOLING FAN. GAINED ACCESS TO BLEED AIR LINE O-RINGS AND INSTALLLED CUSTOMER SUPPLIED, NEW O-RINGS, REINSTALLED WIGGINS FITTINGS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, AND BLEED AIR LEAK CHECKS, ALL CHECKS ARE GOOD, NO FAULT REMAINS. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 36-20-17, 21-20-05, AND 21-00-00. ORIGINAL SUBMISSION DATE: 7/3/2025.