Service difficulty report · Line · Aerosp AS365N2

Difficulty date
October 4, 2007
Submitted
October 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520CF
Make and model
Aerosp AS365N2
Aircraft serial
6537
Aircraft time
1,641 hours, 9,065 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C
Part
Line
Part number
704A34410054
Condition
Burned
Location
Oil Vent
Part time
1,641 hours, 9,065 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

UPON SHUTDOWN, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM NR1 ENGINE, OPENED COWLING SAW SMALL FIRE ON STARTER GENERATOR, RAN BACK TO COCKPIT ACQUIRED THE HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND PUT FIRE OUT. DISCOVERED A BRAIDED OIL VENT LINE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TERMINAL ON THE STARTER GENERATOR, AND CAUGHT THE RUBBER PROTECTIVE BOOT OF THE STARTER GENERATOR ON FIRE. NO FURTHER DAMAGE.

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