Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 21, 2026
Submitted
July 14, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102AE
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54721
Aircraft time
5,770 hours, 12,385 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
4,603 hours, 7,719 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
S6102EC4
Part serial
1C352872
Condition
Faulted
Location
Blower
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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE BASE FOR A SCENE FLIGHT IN NASHVILLE ARKANSAS. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE CREW DESCRIBED SMELLING ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING ALONG WITH ALL AIR CONDITIONER BLOWERS STOPPING. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE IN THE MOTOR. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER FEEDING AIR CONDITIONER BLOWERS TO TRIP, RESULTING IN THE SYSTEM BEING DE-ENERGIZED. REPLACEMENT OF THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR CORRECTED ISSUE AND NO OTHER DISCREPANCY NOTED.

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