Service difficulty report · Motor · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
June 6, 2021
Submitted
June 9, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6596
Aircraft time
5,442 hours, 20,621 cycles
Part
Motor
Condition
Burned Out
Location
A/C Blower
Stage of operation
HO
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

AFTER FUELING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT PULLED INTO A HOVER AND SMELLED AND BURNT RUBBER SMELL. I WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE THE SMELL AND FOUND THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. I MELED THE AIR CONDITIONING AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT BACK IN SERVICE. AFTER ADDITIONAL TRROUBLESHOOTING, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR HAD SEIZED/BURNED OUT. A REPLACEMENT MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN ORDERED, AND IS ON THE WAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUES TO OPERATE UNDER THE DEFERRAL AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION.

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