Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 17, 2023
Submitted
July 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54004
Aircraft time
6,914 hours
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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

PILOT CALLED ME THAT THEY LANDED AT BULLHEAD CITY MAINTENANCE AND HAD THE SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. ARRIVED AT AIRPORT TALKED WITH PILOT STATED THAT THEY SMELLED IT IN FLIGHT TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. PUT AIRCRAFT IN THE HANGER RAN AC SYSTEM THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE FROM THE CEILING VENTS. COULD NOT PIN POINT WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. REMOVED THE MEDICAL WALL DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUE DECIDED TO REPLACE AFT FAN MOTOR AS A PRECAUTION. ONCE FAN WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED FOUND THAT THE WINDINGS ON THE MOTOR STARTED COMING APART.

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