Service difficulty report · Blower · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
July 12, 2015
Submitted
July 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161AL
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft serial
11210
Aircraft time
7,747 hours, 3,765 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
21036012
Part serial
2116
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN THE APPROACH PHASE OF FLIGHT AT APPROX 18:44 LOCAL TIME, WHEN ON BASE TURN, SMELLED AT FIRST, THEN BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE ENTER THE CABIN FROM BEHIND AS WELL AS FROM THE OVERHEAD VENTS IN THE COCKPIT. BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE & PROXIMITY TO THE AIRPORT, I TURNED OFF THE OVERHEAD VENT SWITCH & A FEW SECONDS LATER, THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE SWITCH. LANDED THE ACFT NORMALLY & EXITED THE RUNWAY. ACFT WAS SECURED ON THE RAMP. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE GND BLOWER HAD FAILED & AS THIS IS ENGAGED WHEN THE AIRSPEED SLOWS DOWN, ON APPROACH, THE SMOKE FROM THE FAILED GND BLOWER MOTOR ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE OVERHEAD VENTS. GND BLOWER UNIT WAS REPLACED.