What was found
STRONG BURNING ODOR DETECTED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE WHEN DETECTED. BLOWER MOTOR FOUND SHORTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2018
- Submitted
- March 26, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N418CF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54416
- Aircraft time
- 1,404 hours, 5,999 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 1,382 hours, 4,641 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Blower Motor
- Part number
- S6102EC4
- Condition
- Shorted
- Part time
- 1 hours, 1 cycles
- 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.