Service difficulty report · Motor · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
May 7, 2015
Submitted
May 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900UM
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
00112
Aircraft time
2,387 hours, 9,942 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
900P3250333105
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON DESCENT DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING SITE, THE PILOT & CREW REPORTED TO EACH OTHER THE DETECTION OF AN ELEC BURNING ODOR THAT CONTINUED TO GET STRONGER. AFTER LANDING & POWERING DOWN WITHIN SECONDS THE ODOR DISSIPATED. TROUBLE SHOT SYS & FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER MOTOR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE THE ODOR. MEL'D THE SYS, PULLED & COLLARED CB'S TO PREVENT FURTHER OCCURRENCES.

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