Service difficulty report · Blower · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 25, 2011
Submitted
June 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N544LM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
12,000 hours, 8,434 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
66082672
Condition
Burned Out
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE APPROACH CREW HAD DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS FOR NURSES/PATIENT ON BOARD ACFT. INVESTIGATION OF ACFT FOUND NO HOT SPOTS. IDENTIFIED CABIN BLOWER FAN AS FAILING. REMOVED FROM ACFT.

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