Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
June 16, 2026
Submitted
June 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF12
Aircraft time
20,563 hours, 9,915 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
F4670177MS
Condition
Arced
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT INSPECTION AT KSAV IN N77 ALL CREW MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGED SIGNIFICANT EYE IRRITANT PRESENT. MYSELF AND MS HAD WATERING PRESENT IN EYES, SIC ACKNOWLEDGE EYES BURNING. I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH SAV APPROACH AND WAS GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE TO LAND RWY 28. ALL CREWMEMBER IN AIRCRAFT DONNED O2 MASKS AND GOGGLES. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND EXIT IF RUNWAY FOR EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN AND EVACUATION. CRASH RESCUE RESPONDED AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND CHECKED FOR HOT SPOTS. ALL CREW MEMBERS FLUSHED EYES WITH WATER PROVIDED BY CRASH RESCUE. COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TO TUG AIRCRAFT TO SHELTAIR FBO. NOTIFIED THE MX TUG OPERATOR BRAKES WERE ON AND ENTERED THE AIRPLANE TO RELEASE. REPORTED A BURNING ODOR.