SDR RU3A03001

Service difficulty report · Motor · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
January 10, 2003
Submitted
March 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF2
Part
Motor
Condition
Rough
Location
Iru 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

CREW NOTICED OFFENSIVE ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT. CREW ABORTED FLIGHT. MECHANIC WAS SENT TO LOCATION, ENGINES WERE RAN AND ALL POWER ON AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME STATION AND AVIONICS FOUND THAT THE IRU BLOWER MOTOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT. WHEN MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND SHAFT TURNED ROUGH AND COULD SEIZE. MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. (M)