Service difficulty report · Motor · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 28, 2011
Submitted
June 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194BH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2903
Aircraft time
21,364 hours, 30,568 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
0500846
Part serial
77187
Condition
Seized
Location
Blower
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

ACFT LEFT AIRPORT ON A TOUR FLIGHT AT 1:31PM, APPROX 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PILOT SMELLED A "BURNED" TYPE ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE AT AIRPORT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT THE 7 INCH CONDENSOR (ELECTRICAL) BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CONDENSOR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL BOX. THE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW BLOWER MOTOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL BOX WAS ALSO REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THIS ACFT (STC SH3509SW).