Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
October 10, 2023
Submitted
October 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45300
Aircraft time
35,681 hours, 80,993 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Engine time
17,686 hours
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW AND PILOT NOTICED ACRID SMELL IN AIRCRAFT. CREW INITIALLY UNSURE WHETHER IS WAS ENVIRONMENTAL OR INSIDE AIRCRAFT. PILOT SAID SMELL WAS INDICITAVE OF A ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR BURNING WIRES. SMELL SUBSIDED AFTER OPENING WINDOWS. ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT, THE SMELL RE-OCCURED ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BOTH TIMES, PILOT COULD NOT SMELL IT. ON THAT LAST OCCASION, PILOT EXECUTED THE CABIN SMOKE OR FUMES EP. AFTER PULLING THE INVERTER CIRCUIT BREAKER AND VENTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE SMELL SUBSIDED AND DID NOT RETURN. AMT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CARRY ON ITEMS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND MX FLIGHT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMELL.

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