SDR 2018F00142

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
March 25, 2018
Submitted
March 28, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
5,733 hours, 11,333 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
5,548 hours, 8,635 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Bent
Location
C/B Panel
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING, DURING NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES, THE PILOT REPORTED A BURNED ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT, SHORTLY FOLLOWING CREW REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER CONSOLE CIRCUIT BREAKER AREA. PILOT PROCEEDED TO SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE PROCEEDED TO INSPECT THE AREA, AND FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CENTER CONSOLE TO BE DENTED FROM STRETCHER ALLOWING SCREW TO ARC ON CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND STRAIGHTENED ALLOWING SIGNIFICANT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ARCING POINT. OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED WERE THOROUGHLY PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS/MALFUNCTIONS OR REOCCURRING ARCING NOTED.