Service difficulty report · Line · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 16, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
6,451 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Heater
Part time
6,890 hours
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

(CAN) HEATER PIPE, PN 350A72-0442-00 FLARE BROKE AT FORWARD END ALLOWING HOT AIR TO MELT INSULATION ON A MAIN WIRE BUNDLE AND SHORT OUT THE WIRES IN THE BUNDLE. THE WIRE BUNDLE IS THE LOCATED ON FORWARD LT SIDE OF ACFT AND IS ROUTED INTO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SWITCH PANEL. PILOT SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT INTIATED EMERGENCY LANDING AND ON APPROACH TO LANDING AREA LOST HYD POWER TO CONTROLS. THE LOSS OF HYD CONTROL WAS DUE TO THE HYD TEST CIRCUT GROUNDING OUT AND AND SHUTTING THE HYD OFF. ACFT LANDED SAFELY ON GRAVEL BAR.