Service difficulty report · Solenoid · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
January 21, 2008
Submitted
January 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257ST
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft serial
1838
Aircraft time
5,350 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Engine time
5,203 hours
Part
Solenoid
Part number
9550178290
Part serial
0081
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ignition Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT APPROX 01:30 MDT, MEDFLIGHT 2 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART SCENE WITH PATIENT. PILOT DETECTED ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. PILOT SECURED ENGINE AND ADVISED GROUND PERSONS THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TRANSPORT PATIENT VIA HELICOPTER. PATIENT WAS THEN LOADED INTO A GROUND AMBULANCE AND DEPARTED. PILOT CALLED THE DISPATCH AT APPROX 01:50 MDT TO LET THEM KNOW HE HAD TO ABORT TRANSPORT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING SHOWED THAT THE IGNITION ELECTRO SOLENOID WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE ODORS.