Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 31, 2016
Submitted
August 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351HW
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4123
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Blower Motor
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Conditioning
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE TO SCENE FLIGHT, MED CREW BEGAN TO SMELL NOXIOUS FUMES IN CABIN. PILOT BEGAN SHEDDING ELECTRIC COMPONENTS DURING MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PRIOR TO LANDING PILOT MADE CONTACT WITH TOWER TO REPORT LOCATION OF LANDING. PILOT CALLED MX TO SCENE AND FOUND FWD AIR CONDITION BLOWER MOTOR HAD SEIZED UP AND BEGAN TO OVERHEAT CAUSING BURNT SMELL. MX DISCONNECTED AND SECURED WIRING, MEL`D ITEM, TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WITH MX ON BOARD AND FOUND ACFT IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. LOG BOOK ENTRY WAS COMPLETED AND ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. FWD BLOWER MOTOR WILL BE REPAIRED AT A LATER DATE DURING NORMAL MX AT HOME BASE.