Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 15, 2019
Submitted
April 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407VV
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53476
Aircraft time
9,444 hours, 23,724 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Damaged
Location
Evap Fan
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

4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF ALL CREW MENBERS NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMWLL OF HOT ELECTRICAL FUMES THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOLE WAS SEEN. CREW RETURNED TO BASE AND ABORTED THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT AIRCONDITIONER EVAPORATOR BLOWER MOTOR TO BE INOP. REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR WITH A NEW UNIT AND THE SYSTEM WORKED NORMALLY. MOTOR P/N ES61142-1 FOR THE AIR COMM AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM

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