Service difficulty report · Control Lever · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 16, 2008
Submitted
May 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4369
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Control Lever
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Heater
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

THE PILOT RAN THE HELICOPTER UP FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES TESTING THE NEW RADIOS, AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. JUST AFTER DEPARTURE, AND IN CLOSED TRAFFIC, I STARTED TO SMELL AND SEE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. I RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND SHUTDOWN. SOURCE OF THE SMOKE IS THOUGHT TO BE VAPORS FROM THE DEMISTER, FOUND THE HEATER CONTROLS MISRIGGED AND TURNING ON THE DEMISTER AND HEATER FULL ON. THE AC IS NEW AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE HEATERS WERE TURNED ON HIGH.