Service difficulty report · Connector · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
June 8, 2015
Submitted
June 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404AE
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52434
Aircraft time
1,837 hours, 4,173 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
03092032
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
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

APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING BASE, PILOT & CREW STATED THAT THEY SMELLED AN ELEC BURNING SMELL. THEY RETURNED TO BASE SAFELY. UPON INSPECTION, ELEC CONNECTOR AT AFT EVAPORATOR BLOWER ASSEMBLY TO BE BURNT. SITUATION WAS SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED IN AIR COMM CORPORATION SERVICE BULLETIN SB-206-110414 REV NC.

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