Service difficulty report · Blower · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
July 27, 2016
Submitted
July 29, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DE
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35667
Aircraft time
6,037 hours, 4,475 cycles
Engine
Hnywl TFE73120
Part
Blower
Part number
EM608
Part serial
4164
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED MEDICAL CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN. SMOKE OBSERVED COMING FROM OVERHEAD VENTS. CABIN FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENED AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. COCKPIT BLOWER ASSY SEIZED AND INOP WITH HEAT DISTRESS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE COCKPIT BLOWER AND BLOWER CONTROL TRANSISTOR, GROUND OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.

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