What was found
WHILE FLYING PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED A BURNING SMELL WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING BASE FOR LANDING. DURING INSPECTION, MECHANIC FOUND THE MOLEX CONNECTOR WAS MELTED ON THE BRACKET TO THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2016
- Submitted
- October 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N355AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52425
- Aircraft time
- 3,606 hours, 6,124 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2597 · Equipment/Furnishings Wiring
- Part
- Elec Connector
- Part number
- 03092032
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Aft Evaporator B
- Component
- Aft Evaporator
- Component part number
- S6102EC3
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.