What was found
PILOT REPORTS SMELLS OF RAW FUEL AFTER SHUTTING OFF HEATER. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER MOTOR BRUSHES, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2017
- Submitted
- September 19, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N35497
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318052039
- Aircraft time
- 20,861 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Brushes
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Heater
- Component
- Heater · Hartzl
- Component part number
- FR65D793IS
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.