Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 27, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N777GS
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft serial
B241
Part
Motor
Part number
603840029
Part serial
852A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Blower
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

NEXT DAY AFTER SMOKE AND FUMES REPORTED, PILOT NOTICED BLOWER VENT MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE. ON 3RD LEG OF FLIGHT, CLIMBED TO FL17 AND DUE TO TEMPERATURE, TURNED HEAT ON. AGAIN NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL WAS SELECTED TO HOT. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND CALLED MX. DETERMINED THAT THE INOP VENT MOTOR WAS IN THE ENGINE HOT BLEED AIR AIRSTREAM AND WAS HEATING UP. SO HEATER WAS NOT USED. WHEN NEW VENT MOTOR CAME AND GOT REPLACED, ALL BURNING ODOR STOPPED DURING ALL SETTINGS.

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