Service difficulty report · Evaporator · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 10, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407V
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53476
Aircraft time
9,735 hours, 24,488 cycles
Part
Evaporator
Part number
ES6111421
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN ROUTE WITH PATIENT ON BOARD. CREW NOTICED BURNING ODOR. PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A PASTURE AND NOTIFIED DISPATCH. PILOT CALLED MECHANIC WHO ARRIVED AND DETERMINED THE AFT AIRCONDITION EVAPORATOR MOTOR OVERHEATED. MECHANIC INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND DE-ACTIVATED AIR CONDITION BY PULLING CIRCUIT BREAKER. AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITION WAS MEL'D AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE BY AMC MAINTENANCE CONTROL.

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