Service difficulty report · Blower · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 29, 2013
Submitted
October 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3696
Aircraft time
4,826 hours, 14,801 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
5,130 hours, 13,448 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
050143
Part serial
200201
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Evaporator
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING A RETURN FLIGHT, CREW DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODORL. AT SAME TIME CABIN VENTILATION FAN STOPPED WORKING. PILOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FAN WAS WORKING, SHUT THE SYS OFF AND OPENED THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT. ODOR DISSAPATED AS SOON AS THE VENT WAS OPENED. LANDED AT BASE WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL ANOMOLIES OR DEFECTS. REPLACED BLOWER