Service difficulty report · Wire · Snias AS350*

Difficulty date
February 4, 2010
Submitted
February 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AM
Make and model
Snias AS350*
Aircraft serial
4628
Aircraft time
101 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
101 hours
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Clock Backlight
Stage of operation
LD
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY A SMALL PUFF OF SMOKE FROM FWD CTR RT OF GLARESHIELD TOP. ALL ACFT SYS APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO WARNING/ CAUTION LIGHTS. ODOR AND SMOKE DIMINISHED WHEN OUTSIDE AIR VENT KNOB WAS PULLED. SUSPECT FAULTY CLOCK BACKLIGHTING WIRING.