What was found
AFTER COMPLETION OF HOLD ITEMS COCKPIT FILLED WITH LIGHT SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS FOUND TO BE THE COCKPIT HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2002
- Submitted
- February 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7848B
- Make and model
- Curtis C46RCURTIS
- Aircraft serial
- 273
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Motor
- Part number
- BM5172
- Part serial
- 3140
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Heater Blower
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.