Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Aerosp AS355*

Difficulty date
June 8, 2014
Submitted
June 10, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105HN
Make and model
Aerosp AS355*
Aircraft serial
2817
Aircraft time
10,641 hours, 39,687 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
6,591 hours, 3,645 cycles
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
0600181
Condition
Torn
Location
Ac Compressor
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

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB THE CREW DETECTED THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER IN THE CABIN & HEARD A SQUEALING SOUND. SECURED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS & OPENED THE CABIN VENT. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HELIPAD & SHUT DOWN NORMALLY. UPON POST FLIGHT THE DRIVE BELT TO THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND TO BE BURNED THROUGH & BROKEN. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS SYS.