Service difficulty report · Belt · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
December 23, 2009
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350R
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
9015
Aircraft time
5,122 hours, 10,778 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
4,523 hours, 7,931 cycles
Part
Belt
Part number
060018
Condition
Melted
Location
Air Con Drive
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

8 MILES NORTH OF HOSPITAL, PILOT AND CREW EXPERIENCED SMOKE AND FUMES INSIDE COCKPIT WHILE TRANSFERRING PATIENT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED THE ACFT AT THE NEAREST CLEAR AREA, WHICH WAS A GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY. THE MED CREW IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED EMERGENCY PERSONNEL UPON LANDING. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY GROUND CREW TO HOSPITAL. PILOT, CREW, AND PATIENT WERE SAFE WITH NO INJURIES. ACFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE. FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER BELT MELTED ON THE PULLEY. PULLED THE BELT OUT, INSPECTED FOR ANY OTHER DEBRIS OR DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. MEL'D THE AIR CON SYS AND RELEASED THE ACFT TO RETURN TO SERVICE .