Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
September 30, 2026
Submitted
October 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293AE
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
52476
Aircraft time
17,093 hours, 50,798 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Engine time
15,303 hours, 20,941 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
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

ELECTRICAL SMELL WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. AFT BLOWER MOTOR WAS THE CAUSE. SYSTEM MEL'ED UNTIL A REPLACEMENT ARRIVES.

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