Service difficulty report · Fan · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
July 7, 2011
Submitted
July 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0540
Aircraft time
2,100 hours
Part
Fan
Part number
ES731006
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Fwd Evaporator
Part time
2,085 hours
Component
Evaporator
Component part number
EC135600
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING RUNUP, AIR CONDITIONER STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE WITH BITS OF PLASTIC AND DEBRIS COMING OUT OF THE VENT. THIS WAS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT BURNING ODOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER EVENTUALLY QUIT BLOWING COLD. INSPECTION OF SYS FOUND THAT THE RT FWD EVAPORATOR FAN HAD DISINTEGRATED. BURNING SMELL AND PLASTIC DEBRIS WAS FROM THE EVAPORATOR HOUSING BEING RUBBED BY THE FAN. LOSS OF COLD AIR WAS DUE TO THE FAN NOT MOVING AIR PAST THE EVAPORATOR. FAN WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED OK.

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