Service difficulty report · Motor · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 2, 2024
Submitted
July 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3983
Aircraft time
6,881 hours, 22,596 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
EC610604
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Evap Sys
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIR CONDITIONER FUNCTIONAL UNTIL A TEMPORARY DECREASE IN FAN SPEED BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. AFTER CHANGE, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING (ELECTRICAL). TURNED A/C OFF & BURNING SMELL DISSIPATED. SWITCHED FRESH AIR FAN ON & NO BURNING SMELL PRESENT. ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED NORMAL. CONTINUED FLT SAFELY WITH A/C OFF & LANDED AT INTENDED DESTINATION. PILOT &CREW SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE ACFT COMING FROM A/C VENTS. COMPLETED INSP OF WIRES GOING TO ALL A/C SYS, MOTORS & FOUND NO HOT SPOTS OR BROWNING OF WIRES. CHECKED ALL MOTORS, TO SEE HOW HOT THEY WERE. THE FWD EVAP MOTOR WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH, TO THE POINT OF DO NOT TOUCH. TEMP TAKEN AND READ 112 DEG F AT 82 DEG F AMBIENT AIR TEMP.

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