What was found
DURING CRUISE, CREW HEARD SQUEALING NOISE FROM FRONT CABIN BLOWER FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE CABIN BLOWER WAS TURNED OFF AND CREW LANDED ACFT WITH OUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2012
- Submitted
- December 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N389AS
- Make and model
- Beech C90A
- Aircraft serial
- LJ1438
- Aircraft time
- 5,510 hours, 5,047 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Blower
- Part number
- 903840311
- Part serial
- 1534
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 1,620 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.