SDR 2020F00065

Service difficulty report · Belt · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 8, 2019
Submitted
November 14, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11QJ
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4528
Aircraft time
13,714 hours, 22,212 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
11,390 hours
Part
Belt
Part number
06005
Condition
Destroyed
Location
A/C System
Part time
672 hours
Component
A/C System
Component part number
5900081
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 A TOUR FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS SEEN IN THE COCKPIT AND A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT HAD SHREDDED. THE AIR CONDITIONING BELT AND A/C OOMPRESSOR WERE REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES FOUND

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