Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
June 6, 2024
Submitted
June 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415TG
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0089
Aircraft time
14,450 hours, 24,301 cycles
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Burned
Location
A/C Compressor
Component
A/C Compressor · Cessna
Component part number
SD5H18S6667
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

SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. CREW DIVERTED TO STT AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE TRACED THE ISSUE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BELT WHICH WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND TO BE SEIZED CAUSING THE BELT FAILURE.

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