Service difficulty report · Blower · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 25, 2016
Submitted
June 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35667
Aircraft time
5,974 hours, 4,429 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120
Part
Blower
Part number
EM608
Part serial
3538
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, H

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

What was found

DURING THE DESCENT, WE NOTICED WE WERE SMELLING SMOKE FUMES IN COCKPIT. WE SUSPECTED FUMES FROM STABILIZER WING HEAT AND TURNED THOSE OFF. THE ODOR PERSISTED ON AND OFF, AFTER THAT WE DECIDED BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE DESCENT AND LAND, WE ALSO STARTED USING O2 MASKS. ONCE ON THE GROUND WE WERE ABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM FURTHER. THE COCKPIT BLOWER WAS CREATING THE SMOKE FUMES AND WAS INITIALLY MEL'D. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COCKPIT BLOWER, OPS CHECKED AND CLEARED MEL BEFORE THEY HAD ANY ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS.

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