Service difficulty report · Motor · Urocop BK117C1EURO

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N262MH
Make and model
Urocop BK117C1EURO
Aircraft serial
9278
Aircraft time
1,124 hours, 4,263 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E
Engine time
1,124 hours, 3,562 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
PN00308
Condition
Burned
Location
Evaporator Assy
Part time
1,124 hours, 1,124 cycles
Component
Evaporator Assy
Component part number
560055
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

AT CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW SENSED A BURNING ODOR THAT WAS DETECTED IN THE AFT CABIN. AT THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTING TO AIRPORT. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS, IN WHICH THE CREW SAID THE SMELL WAS GOING AWAY, BUT A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE ODOR HAD GOTTON WORSE AND SMOKE WAS BEGINNING TO FILL THE AFT PORTION OF THE CABIN AGAIN. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND THAT THE AFT EVAPORATOR MOTOR HAD FAILED.