Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
June 7, 2014
Submitted
June 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3817
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
3941
Aircraft time
2,878 hours, 6,814 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,878 hours, 6,814 cycles
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
060018
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
CL
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

PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, TURNED ON THE ACFT`S AIR CONDITIONER. DURING CLIMB OUT WE SMELLED AN ELEC BURNING SMELL & ASSOCIATED GREY SMOKE COMING FROM THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. TURNED OFF THE THE AIR CONDITIONER, PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT & LANDED BACK ON THE HELIPAD & COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BELT HAD HEATED & BROKE.

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