Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 9, 2010
Submitted
August 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3474
Aircraft time
3,826 hours, 10,491 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,533 hours, 7,328 cycles
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
060018
Condition
Melted
Location
A/C Compressor
Component
Compressor
Component part number
5900081
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

ON CLIMBOUT FROM HOSPITAL HELIPAD, IA THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PILOT LANDED BACK AT HELIPAD WITHOUT DELAY. VISUAL INSP DETERMINED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT HAD RIDDEN OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND MELTED THROUGH. AIR CONDITIONER INOP WAS PLACED ON MEL DEFERRAL UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO FACILITATE MX. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT WAS REPLACED ON 8/10/2010.