SDR RU3A0421

Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
December 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF11
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
10090910101
Condition
Burned
Location
Inertial Ref Unt
Component
Inertial Ref Un
Component part number
HG1095GC05
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, G, J
Precautionary procedure
A, G, H, I

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

What was found

WHILE SETTING UP FOR FLIGHT INSPECTION MANEUVER, GOT A RED MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH AN AP TRIM DISC LIGHT. TEMPORARILY LOST TCAS, PILOTS FLIGHT DIRECTOR, AND THE PILOTS NCU. AT THE SAME TIME HEARD ELECTRICAL SHORTING SOUND. STRONG ELECTRICAL FUMES WERE DETECTED AND THE CREW DONNED O2 MASK. COPILOT INFORMED APPROACH OF THEIR STATUS AND REQUESTED A FULL STOP LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER INTERRUPTION, PILOTS NCU CAME BACK UP. COPILOT TURNED OFF THE MISSION EQUIPMENT AND THE MSU TO REDUCE CHANCES OF ELECTRICAL FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPRESSURIZED ON FINAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE FUMES. THE CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND LASER REFERENCE COOLING FAN SHORTED.