What was found
DURING FLIGHT, CREW SMELLED A LIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNED ODOR, PILOT TURNED OFF ACFT FAN AND ODOR WENT AWAY, AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AFT BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE AND BRUSHES WERE BURNED.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2013
- Submitted
- March 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N530H
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4553
- Aircraft time
- 2,435 hours, 4,973 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2121 · Air Distribution Fan
- Part
- Brushes
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Blower Motor
- Part time
- 2,435 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.