Service difficulty report · Blower Motor · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
June 3, 2013
Submitted
June 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506LF
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4973
Aircraft time
1,807 hours, 4,140 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,807 hours, 2,656 cycles
Part
Blower Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Air Conditioner
Part time
1,807 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

RETURNING TO BASE AFTER A PREFLIGHT, ONCE ESTABLISHED ON LOCAL AIRPORT GPS PRACTICE APPROACH, AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 5 NM, ANNOUNCED THAT NO AIR COMING OUT OF AFT A/C CABIN BLOWERS. DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. TROUBLESHOT BY TURNING A/C OFF & SWITCHED TO FAN & ODOR DISSIPATED. NO SMOKE, FUMES OR INDICATIONS OF FIRE OBSERVED & NORMAL PARAMETERS FROM ENGINE & FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS CONFIRMED, COMPLETED APPROACH & LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. TROUBLESHOT A/C SYSTEM, DETERMINED AFT EVAP BLOWER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE, & BRUSHES WORN COMPLETELY DOWN. BLOWER MOTOR & CHANGED IAW EC130-200M-1 REV.5. FUNCTIONAL CHECK CONFIRMED PROBLEM FIXED.

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