Service difficulty report · Blower · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
May 19, 2010
Submitted
June 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587PB
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1408
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Part
Blower
Part number
903840311
Part serial
1186
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT DEPARTED, HEADING BACK TO ORIGINAL DEPARTURE. STATED DURING CLIMBED THROUGH 8000 FT, AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AND STARTED TO HEAD BACK TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER, A/C FAILED AND BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE AND ADVISED CREW TO HAVE O2 MASKS READY. SMOKE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY FILLING CABIN AND DONNED O2 MASKS, TURNED OFF PACKS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DESCENDED TO 1500 FT, DUMPED CABIN AND LANDED & WAS MET BY CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE. UPON INSP, MX FOUND VENT BLOWER HOUSING TO BE SEVERELY BURNED & BLACKENED WITH DISCOLORATION. IT`S SUSPECTED THAT THE VENT BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED & OVERHEATED, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR TO ICE UP WHICH THEN TRIPPED THE LOW TEMP SWITCH, TO TRIP THE AIR CONDITIONING OFF. THE CURRENT LIMITER FOR THE VENT BLOWER WAS ALSO FOUND TRIPPED.

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