Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 16, 2020
Submitted
May 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407NA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53592
Aircraft time
9,043 hours, 21,515 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
4,515 hours, 11,294 cycles
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
714F
Condition
Seized
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
UK
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

WHILE RETURNING TO THE BASE, THE PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND SAW A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE FWD OF INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE ON THE GROUND, THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE CAUSE OF THIS SMELL AND FOUND THE AVIONICS COOLING FAN ON THE RH SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FROZEN, AND NOT SPINNING. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM AN ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THIS FAN ASSEMBLY SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. *** THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OOS AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPLACEMENT AVIONICS COOLING FAN TO ARRIVE. *** SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER IN SECTION THREE ENTERED INCORRECTLY ON INITIAL SUBMISSION. N407NA IS REFERENCED TO BH407 S/N 53592.

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