Service difficulty report · Motor · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
July 16, 2014
Submitted
July 17, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N389H
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1244
Aircraft time
704 hours, 514 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Part
Motor
Part number
11341041
Part serial
4763
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Compressor
Part time
704 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

JUST AFTER START UP THERE WAS A ODOR OF "OZONE" IN THE CABIN. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE PILOT DETERMINED THE ODOR WAS COMING OUT OF THE SERVICE AREA IN THE TAIL. OPENED THE DOOR TO THIS AREA SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITION CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OPEN. SMOKE WAS THEN SEEN COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MOTOR. THE MAIN BATTERIES WERE THEN DISCONNECTED AND THE SITUATION WAS MONITORED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONS NORMALLY.