Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
January 3, 2017
Submitted
January 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45482
Aircraft time
28,994 hours, 49,588 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cocpit
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. REPORTED THAT WHEN HE CLOSED THE BLEED AIR HEATER CONTROL VALVE THE SMOKE STOPPED. HE REOPENED VALVE AND IN A SHORT TIME SMOKE RETURNED. PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THAT POINT. WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED THE COMPRESSOR INLET WAS INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE COMPRESSOR BEARING SEAL AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. THE BLEED AIR HEATER SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. THE ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED AND NO FAULTS WERE NOTED. CAUSE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AT THIS POINT.

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