Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
July 30, 2010
Submitted
August 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911TB
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9281
Aircraft time
251 hours, 667 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
251 hours, 332 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

APPROX (1) MINUTE AFTER LIFT OFF ONE OF THE MEDICAL PASSENGERS DETECTED THE ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN AREA. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT; INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR ANY POSSIBLE CAUSE OR DAMAGE. NO CAUSE OR DAMAGE FOUND. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT FOR ANY CAUSE OR DAMAGE. NONE FOUND. PERFORMED SYS CHECKS WITH GROUND POWER UNIT. NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED SYS CHECKS WITH ACFT POWER (GROUND RUN). NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLIGHT. NO DEFECTS FOUND. SOURCE COULD NOT BE FOUND. DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.