Service difficulty report · Duct · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
March 1, 2024
Submitted
March 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4620
Aircraft time
6,609 hours, 16,532 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
6,085 hours, 10,064 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Xmssn Deck
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB OUT FROM BASE AT KDMN EN ROUTE TO SENDING FACILITY HE TURNED ON THE CABIN VENTILATION AND WATER STARTED POURING OUT OF UPPER A/C VENTS. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE A/C VENT SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO BASE AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN WITHOUT ISSUE, WROTE THE AIRCRAFT UP AND CONTACTED ON CALL MECHANIC. MECHANIC DISCOVERED AFT EVAPORATOR VENT DUCTING WAS CRACKED AND HAD ALLOWED RAIN WATER TO COLLECT AND ONCE FAN WAS TURNED ON IT PUSHED WATER THRU THE VENT SYSTEM.