Service difficulty report · Compressor · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 14, 2012
Submitted
June 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N197BH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2666
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Compressor
Part number
59000110
Part serial
3349408780
Condition
Failed
Location
Air Conditioner
Part time
2,186 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

TEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AND SHORTLY NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. RETURNED TO BASE. ON EXAMINATION BY THE MX, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AC COMPRESSOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. AFTER REPLACING THE COMPRESSOR, THE AC OPERATED NORMALLY AND NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT.