Service difficulty report · Belt · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
October 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SJ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9091
Aircraft time
2,304 hours, 5,511 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
2,304 hours, 3,462 cycles
Part
Belt
Part number
9385
Condition
Broken
Location
Air Conditioner
Part time
44 hours, 183 cycles
Component
Air Conditioner
Component part number
117M6002
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

IN FLIGHT, PILOT AND PASSENGERS DETECTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE. NO SMOKE OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS VISIBLE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE ACFT. PILOT SHUTOFF BOTH GENERATORS AND AIR CONDITIONER IAW CHECKLIST. ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF BOTH ENGINES. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE, FIRE, OR BURNING WAS FOUND DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. MX PERSONNEL LOCATED A BROKEN AIR CONDITIONER DRIVE BELT. ACFT WAS RUN AND FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER SMOKE ODOR.