Service difficulty report · Motor · Lear 24

Difficulty date
August 29, 2006
Submitted
August 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233TW
Make and model
Lear 24
Aircraft serial
24221
Aircraft time
17,071 hours, 14,993 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
66001122
Part serial
796
Condition
Failed
Location
Blower
Part time
4,496 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED, UNEVENTFUL. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ENROUTE. THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE THE AFT CABIN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED BTL, UNEVENTFUL. COMPANY MAINTENANCE ENROUTE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE CABIN BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND TESTED. OPERATIONS TEST GOOD. [CLOSED]

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