Service difficulty report · Bearing · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 11, 2014
Submitted
June 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC043
Aircraft time
16,822 hours, 16,967 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Blower
Component
Blower · Electromech · EM6303
Component part number
11438002811
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 PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SAW SMOKE & COULD SMELL FUMES IN COCKPIT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT ANC WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL AS FAILED BEARINGS LOCATED THE FWD VENTILATION BLOWER, NO DAMAGE DISCOVERED. REPLACED THE FAILED BLOWER & THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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