Service difficulty report · Odor · Skrsky S76

Difficulty date
August 27, 2003
Submitted
October 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76
Aircraft serial
760266
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF. JUST AS AIRCRAFT CLEARED HELIPORT DEPARTING EI333; DETECTED ODOR SIMILAR TO OVERHEATED BRAKE OIL OR CLUTCH MATERIAL. HAD NO CAUTION, WARNING OR ADVISORY LIGHTS OR INOP EQUIP, CONTINUED 12 MINUTE FLIGHT TO EI 365. ODOR LINGERED AND BECAME ACRID, LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. AFTER LANDING ON GORILLA VI AT EI 365, 2 PASSENGERS IN THE AFT ROW OF SEATS SAID THEY SAW A LITTLE SMOKE AT THE FWD CABIN CEILING. SHUTDOWN AND CALLED MAINT. THE MECH REMOVED OVERHEAD INTERIOR PANELS AS REQUIRED AND FOUND STRONGEST ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR COMING FROM ROLL PITCH AND YAW ACTUATOR AREA. NO BURNING SIGNS NOTICED, ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL. AC FLOWN TO BASE, FLIGHT NORMAL, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE.