Service difficulty report · Resistor · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
January 22, 2018
Submitted
January 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911PB
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760503
Aircraft time
3,920 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2S1
Part
Resistor
Part number
RH5050W
Part serial
NA
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Blower
Part time
359 hours
Component
Blower
Component part number
85022051
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED ON, A BURNING SMELL WAS SOON NOTICED, THE A/C WAS THEN TURNED OFF, THE SMELL IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE A/C SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE EVAP BLOWER, IT WAS NOTICED THE EVAP MOTOR DID NOT OPERATE IN THE LOW MODE. EVAP MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. THERE ARE TWO RESISTORS MOUNTED INSIDE THE MOTOR CAGE ASSY, ONE FOR EACH HIGH/LOW SETTING. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO VISUAL INDICATIONS OF ARCING OR OTHERWISE, THERE WAS A SLIGHT BURNT SMELL IN THAT LOCATION. THE EVAP BLOWER ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, ALL OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE NORMAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.