Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 25, 2023
Submitted
June 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54528
Aircraft time
3,595 hours, 11,475 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
S6102EC4
Part serial
1159693
Condition
Dirty
Location
Blower
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RETURNING TO BASE FROM AN INTERFACILITY TRANSFER, MEDIC NOTED A SLIGHT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN. NURSE CONCURRED. PILOT SECURED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL INDICATIONS NORMAL, NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED ETC. FLIGHT WAS OVER THE ACTIVE RANGE COMPLEX OF EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, 6 MINUTES FROM LANDING AT NICEVILLE BASE. LANDED AT NICEVILLE NO ISSUES. MAINTENANCE CHECKED AFT AC BLOWER MOTOR. MOTOR WAS MAKING DUST AND APPEARED WORN OUT. MOTOR WAS REPLACED IAW PROCEDURES, FUNCTION CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE

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