What was found
BLOWER MOTOR MAKING LOUD NOISES DURING OPERATION. WHEN FAN SPUN BY HAND THERE WAS INDICATION OF DRAG OR ROUGHNESS IN MOTOR. MOTOR HAS ONLY BEEN INSTALLED FOR 205.1HRS.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2023
- Submitted
- September 26, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N520A
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 8607
- Aircraft time
- 1,010 hours, 4,644 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2D
- Engine time
- 1,010 hours, 4,644 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Motor
- Part number
- 9696
- Part serial
- 4401
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Blower
- Part time
- 205 hours, 454 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O, E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.