Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
September 1, 2016
Submitted
September 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853MB
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7294
Aircraft time
1,117 hours, 3,211 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
1,117 hours
Part
Air Duct
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
1,117 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

SMOKE IN CABIN WITH HEATING AND DEMISTING ON AFTER TAKEOFF. DIVERSION TO SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS MADE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED. HEATING AND DEMISTING WERE TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN STRONG BURNING ODOR AND POSSIBLE SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. MECHANIC CHECKED CABIN AND WIRING HARNESSES. RAN UP ACFT, TURNED ON SYSTEMS AND OBSERVED. WHEN DEMISTER WAS TURNED ON A SLIGHT ODOR WAS OBSERVED. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 2 MINUTES OF OPERATION. NO SMOKE. BELIEVE LINT AND DUST IN DUCT WORK ROOT CAUSE.