Service difficulty report · Blower · Beech 58

Difficulty date
June 4, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8111M
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1617
Aircraft time
7,024 hours
Part
Blower
Part number
27D39
Condition
Failed
Location
Heater
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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT TURNED ON HEATER AND CABIN STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. SHUT HEATER OFF AND SMOKE CLEARED. BACK AT MX BASE, TURNED ON ONLY CABIN BLOWER AND NOTED NO ODOR OR SMOKE. ON LIGHTING HEATER, STARTED TO SMELL HEAVY ELECTRICAL ODOR AND COMBUSTION BLOWER SOUNDED MUCH NOISIER THAN NORMAL. REMOVED COMBUSTION BLOWER AND DISASSEMBLED. FOUND THE END HOUSING (FAN END) THAT SECURES BEARING WAS SEVERELY ELONGATED WHICH ALLOWED ROTOR TO MOVE & CONTACT PERMANENT MAGNETS.

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