Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Gulstm 500S

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N503AP
Make and model
Gulstm 500S
Aircraft serial
3317
Aircraft time
3,090 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540E1B5
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
11341041
Part serial
1222
Condition
Activated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
550 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

DURING FLIGHT, ACFT HAD STRONG BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION FOUND AIR CONDITIONING COOLING SYSTEM COMPRESSOR DRIVE MOTOR FAILED. UPON REMOVAL FOUND LARGE HOLE WITH BURNED AND MELTED METAL ADJACENT TO BRUSHES. NO CB TRIPPING. AREA THAT THE STC INSTALLED AIR-CONDITIONING SYS DIRECTLY BELOW AND AFT OF CENTER WING FUEL TANK AND IN VICINITY OF FLAP HYDRAULICS (MIL-5606). FOLLOW UP OF AN AD 2013-09-11 FOR MFG, FOUND SAME EXACT PN AND PROBLEMS.