Service difficulty report · Blower · Cessna S550

Difficulty date
May 11, 2006
Submitted
May 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16RP
Make and model
Cessna S550
Aircraft serial
S5500047
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Blower
Part number
BC61A9012
Condition
Seized
Location
Cabin
Part time
1,079 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

UPON LANDING, A SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN. AS THE AIRPLANE TAXIED THE SMOKE BECAME VISIBLE. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL/ SMOKE WAS A SEIZED CABIN BLOWER. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE BLOWER WAS FOUND TRIPPED. THE TBO FOR THIS BLOWER IS 1200 HOURS. IN OUR FLEET EXPERIENCE, THE BLOWERS MAKE TBO AND ARE WORKING FINE WHEN WE REPLACE THEM FOR OVERHAUL. IN EXPERIENCE THE BLOWERS HAVE AN AVERAGE TBR OF 1211 HOURS. WE SUSPECT THIS TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. (K)

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