Service difficulty report · Blower · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 17, 2022
Submitted
July 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
EC7174
Aircraft time
3,799 hours, 13,329 cycles
Part
Blower
Part number
EC1306222
Part serial
1C628551
Condition
Smoke
Location
Aft Evaportor
Component
Aft Evaporator · Aircom
Component part number
EC1306222
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON SHORT AND FINAL TO THE HOSPITAL, PILOT AND CREW NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE AC VENTS, UPON LANDING AND SHUTDOWN THE SMELL DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND NOTICED A SMALL RESIDUE AROUND A POWER CONNECTION TO THE AFT EVAP BLOWER MOTOR THAT SMELLED A LITTLE BURNT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS FOUND TO NOT BE WORKING AND HAD A REALLY HIGH RESISTANCE. ORDERED A NEW AFT EVAP BLOWER MOTOR.

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