Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
July 4, 2014
Submitted
July 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135LG
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0731
Aircraft time
2,812 hours, 11,115 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Blower Motor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT BEGAN TO SMELL WHAT COULD ONLY DESCRIBE AS BURNING WIRES. ATTEMPTED TO ISOLATE THE SMELL BY TURNING OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. IMMEDIATELY LANDED BACK AT THE AIRPORT & CALLED THE MECHANIC. INSPECTED THE ACFT & FOUND THE AFT BLOWER EVAPORATOR MOTOR HARNESS BURNT AT ITS DISCONNECT UNDERNEATH THE AFT BELLY PANEL. REPAIRED THE CONNECTION TO THE BLOWER ASSEMBLY & RETURNED THIS ACFT TO SERVICE.

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