Service difficulty report · Motor · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
February 15, 2019
Submitted
February 21, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348P
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7998
Aircraft time
1,561 hours, 4,781 cycles
Part
Motor
Part number
ES611422
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Blower
Part time
1,561 hours, 4,781 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM HOSPITAL TO THE AIRPORT AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE AIRCRAFT CABIN WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. PILOT TURNED OFF THE A/C AND CONTINUED THE SHORT FLIGHT AND LANDED SAFELY AT THE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THE AIR COMM AIR CONDITIONER AFT BLOWER WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE