Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
September 9, 2009
Submitted
September 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3696
Aircraft time
2,961 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,264 hours, 8,345 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMBOUT FROM BASE, PILOT AND CREW NOTICED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING RUBBER. ODOR WAS NOT STRONG BUT APPEARED SUDDENLY. NOTHING ON THE GROUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED BURNING. ABORTED MISSION AT 1-2 MILES OF BASE. ODOR DISAPPEARED DURING TURN TO AIRFIELD. NOTHING WAS FOUND OR REOCCURRED DURING MX CHECKS AND FLIGHT CHECK.