Service difficulty report · Motor · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 15, 2025
Submitted
May 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N160AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54038
Aircraft time
5,274 hours, 17,252 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611421
Condition
Failed
Location
Blower
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT TO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CREW NOTIFIED THE PILOT THAT THEY SMELLED FUMES FROM AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE IN THE CABIN BUT DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. AN OFF-SITE LANDING WAS PERFORMED, AND MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED OF THE DISCREPANCY. PILOT REPORTED NO ODOR OR FUMES DETECTED UP FRONT. ON CALL AMTS INSPECTED CABIN ELECTRICAL OUTLETS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT POWER CORDS AND AIRFRAME CABIN WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. STRONG ODOR EMANATING FROM CABIN AIR CONDITIONING OUTLETS LED TO DISCOVERING THE AFT BLOWER MOTOR TO BE SOURCE. PULLED CB, SECURED AND PLACARDED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AS INOP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE.

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