Service difficulty report · Clutch · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
July 19, 2016
Submitted
July 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913SM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4600
Aircraft time
2,246 hours
Part
Clutch
Condition
Failed
Location
A/C Compressor
Stage of operation
AA
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

NEW AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR. POST-MAINTENANCE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. ON THE RETURN LEG OF THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER COMPRESSOR INSTALLATION, THE CREW STARTED TO DETECTED AN ODOR. TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. DISCOVERED OVERHAULED AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR CLUTCH THAT WAS INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE HAD FAILED. A/C COMPRESSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER OVERHAULED COMPRESSOR.