Service difficulty report · Blower · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
April 10, 2013
Submitted
April 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161AL
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11210
Aircraft time
7,046 hours, 2,541 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
21036012
Condition
Failed
Part time
300 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS IN ECU. ENROUTE, PILOT FLYING HAD THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS SET TO THE AUTO MODE. ON LANDING NOTICED CABIN TEMPERATURE STARTED TO INCREASE. NOTICED ON CLIMB OUT, CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS GETTING QUITE WARM. LEVELED OFF AT CRUISE, CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. ON APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED CABIN TEMPERATURE WAS STARTING TO GET WARM AGAIN. ON LANDING, COPILOT STATED IT WAS STARTING TO GET FOGGY IN COCKPIT. SAW THICK SMOKE IN CABIN. PILOT TURNED OFF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYS AND DEPRESSURIZED ACFT TO REMOVE SMOKE. SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND EVACUATED ACFT. MX TROUBLESHOT PROBLEM DOWN TO GROUND BLOWER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SYS.