Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
February 15, 2017
Submitted
February 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N617MM
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1587
Aircraft time
7,898 hours, 10,726 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Engine time
6,414 hours, 8,628 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
903840311
Part serial
1895
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,393 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.

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING A FLIGHT FROM KE91 TO KINW, DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL AND FUMES WERE NOTED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN, WITH THE CREW OBSERVING LIGHT SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN AND MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR P/N 90-384031-1 AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AFTER A TEST FLIGHT.

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