Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 20, 2022
Submitted
July 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54392
Aircraft time
3,616 hours, 10,667 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Odor
Location
Blower
Component
Blower Assy · Aircom
Component part number
S6102EC4
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW INDICATED AN UNUSIAL ODOR FROM THE AC VENT. DEACTIVATED THE AC, SCENT WENT AWAY, PROCEDED TO HANGAR. TODAY ON ACSN: 54392 AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS DETECTED WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BLOWERS WERE OPERATING. I TRACED THE SMELL TO ONLY BE COMING FROM THE AFT CABIN VENTS AND COULD HEAR THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR WASN'T OPERATING CORRECTLY. THE WIRING/CONNECTORS SHOWED NO SIGNED OF OVERHEATING, R&R'D AFT BLOWER MOTOR AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. EVERYTHING SOUNDED AND SMELLED NORMAL.

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