Service difficulty report · Compressor · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 29, 2012
Submitted
July 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350DH
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3567
Aircraft time
4,331 hours, 17,433 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,954 hours, 13,025 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
5AS35034
Part serial
2331
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Conditioning
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING FLIGHT, CREW DETECTED A BURNING ODOR AND LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING. INSPECTED AND DID NOT FIND EVIDENSE OF DEFECTS. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. DURING FLIGHT TO BASE BURNING ODOR AGAIN. UPON LANDING AT BASE AIR CONDITIONER BELT WAS BURNED IN HALF. COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP. THE BELT WAS REMOVED AND THE SYSTEM DEFERRED UNTIL THE COMPRESSOR ARRIVES FROM THE PARTS VENDOR. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS MEL'D.