Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 18, 2011
Submitted
February 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408GA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53392
Aircraft time
9,590 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
4,902 hours, 13,619 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
ES610602
Condition
Binding
Location
Evaporator
Component
Evaporator
Component part number
S6006EC4
Stage of operation
AA
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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN ROUTE TO A HOSPITAL. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE FWD AIR CONDITIONER VENT. PIC EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. FOUND THAT THE FWD RT AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER MOTOR PN ES61060-2 HAD FAILED, CAUSED BINDING WITHIN THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING SMOKE TO EMIT FROM IT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIR CONDITIONER SYS MEL 21-3 CAT D. RETURN ACFT IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.

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