Service difficulty report · Compressor · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 6, 2015
Submitted
April 6, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4068W
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2934
Aircraft time
6,188 hours, 11,673 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
6,638 hours, 5,694 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
5AS35034
Part serial
2287
Condition
Locked
Location
Air Con Sys
Part time
1 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, M
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

A/C BELT FOUND MELTED AND BROKEN DUE TO A/C COMPRESSOR LOCK UP. HEAT GENERATED ON PULLEY CAUSED REJECTION OF THE PULLEY DUE TO OVERHEATING RESULTING IN CHANGES TO THE METALLURGY. REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR, PULLEY AND RECEIVER/DRYER AS REQUIRED IAW APPLICABLE STC INSTRUCTIONS. DURING MAINTENANCE GROUND RUNS, THE NEW A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. CURRENTLY WORKING TO REPLACE THE SAME ITEMS AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.