Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Lear 31A

Difficulty date
August 16, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91DP
Make and model
Lear 31A
Aircraft serial
079
Aircraft time
5,817 hours, 4,414 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
66082672
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
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

AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE FROM MDW TO MYGF AT FLIGHT LEVEL 45,000FT WHEN CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM OVERHEAD VENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO SDF. THE CREW DISENGAGED CABIN VENTILATION WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO CEASE. CONTINUED WITH DESCENT INTO SDF WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND COCKPIT BLOWER MOTOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF SMOKE, REMOVED AND REPLACED MOTOR, OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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