Service difficulty report · Blower · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
September 3, 2008
Submitted
October 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360AN
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
137
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Blower
Part number
78008013
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
7,236 hours
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

THE ACFT WAS LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL400 AFTER DEPARTING AND ENROUTE, WHEN THE CREW NOTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE AND SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE AFT SECTION OF THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND BEGAN A DESCENT WHILE COMPLETING THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. ATC THEN GAVE THE CREW VECTORS TO WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITH FIRE CREWS STANDING BY. THE CREW NOTED THAT DURING THE DESCENT AT FL250 THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED FROM THE CABIN. AFTER THE LANDING THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND THE CREW DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE AND TAXIED THE ACFT TO A STANDING AREA FOR FURTHER INSPECTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT FOR PROBABLE CAUSE OF SMOKE AS WELL AS AN INSPECTION FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO A FAILED CABIN BLOWER LOCATED IN THE AFT END OF THE CABIN OVERHEAD. (K)