Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
January 24, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71AA
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11527
Aircraft time
8,124 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
8824FH24V
Condition
Burned
Location
Defogger
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, PILOT SELECTED WINDSHIELD DEFOG. ELECTRIC ODOR IN COCKPIT AND SMOKE SEEN FROM AREA BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL. PILOT NOTICED THAT DEFOG BLOWER WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL. CABIN PRESSURE WAS DUMPED AND ACFT RETURNED TO STATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WINDSHIELD BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE. R & R BLOWER MOTOR. OPS CHECK OF SYS NORMAL. GROUND RUNS SHOW NO SMOKE IN COCKPIT.