Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 21, 2010
Submitted
September 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N967FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0088
Aircraft time
10,300 hours, 12,844 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
19A3041
Part serial
409
Condition
Seized
Location
E&E Bay
Part time
1,663 hours, 1,682 cycles
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

WHILE EN ROUTE OF FLIGHT 8124 THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT DID A AIR TURN BACK TO SJU. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC FOUND THE AVIONICS COOLING FAN WOULD NOT ROTATE. THE FAN WAS REPLACED, THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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