Service difficulty report · Heater · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
January 27, 2024
Submitted
January 31, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837CS
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
1113
Aircraft time
4,351 hours, 13,866 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Engine time
4,351 hours, 7,605 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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 FLIGHT THE CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR AND DIVERTED TO SAN MARTIN AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE IN HEAVY RAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED BY A COMPANY AMT FOR THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, WITHOUT IDENTIFYING A DEFINITIVE SOURCE. THE AMT SUSPECTED THE HEATING SYSTEM TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AT IDLE AND FLIGHT WITH ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING AND NO ODORS WERE DETECTED. A CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED IN SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WITH NO MALFUNCTIONS, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING CORRECTLY.

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