Service difficulty report · Heater · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 27, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
1,046 hours, 3,258 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Engine time
1,046 hours, 8,757 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Open
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, AT CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW DETECTED A HOT BURNING ODOR. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MECHANIC CALLED. UPON REACHING CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED HOT BURNING ODOR; ACFT RTB FOUND WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROL KNOB IN THE OPEN POSITION; CLOSED VALVE, OPS NORMAL ON SUBSEQUENT RUNS AND FLIGHT.