Service difficulty report · Compressor · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 23, 2012
Submitted
May 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N305PW
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0828
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Compressor
Part number
SD6H14S6667
Part serial
0610811880
Condition
Seized
Location
Air Conditioning
Part time
2,491 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOT REPORTED A STRONG ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. "SMELLED LIKE BURNING FOOD" AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, F/O STATED THAT HE FELT HEAT ON HIS SIDE OF ACFT. PILOT STATED HE FELT NO HEAT ON HIS SIDE JUST ODOR. LANDED ACFT AND TAXIED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED AND ODOR COMING FROM THE BELT RUBBING ON THE PULLEY ON THE COMPRESSOR THAT WOULD NOT TURN. DISABLED AIR CONDITION SYS.

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