Service difficulty report · Compressor · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
August 2, 2021
Submitted
August 2, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N799AE
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9417
Aircraft time
3,157 hours
Part
Compressor
Part number
EC14530061
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Con
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT BROKEN DUE TO COMPRESSOR LOCKING UP. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER BLADES BENT, SCRATCHED, AND SMUDGED FROM A/C COMPRESSOR BELT SEPARATING.