Service difficulty report · Compressor · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 20, 2012
Submitted
June 21, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350BH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2813
Aircraft time
824 hours, 24,258 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
7,966 hours, 14,348 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
590008
Part serial
3691909080
Condition
Burned
Location
Air Con
Part time
379 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

THE ACFT WAS ON THE GROUND RUNNING, GETTING READY FOR DEPARTURE, WHEN A GROUND CREW MEMBER NOTIFIED THE PILOT VIA RADIO, THAT THE ACFT WAS SMOKING. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. A POST FLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS BURNED ALONG WITH THE BELT. NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS NOTED.