Service difficulty report · Connector · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
September 3, 2010
Submitted
September 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135DU
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0554
Aircraft time
1,331 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Part
Connector
Part number
03121036
Condition
Burned
Location
Evaporator
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON A FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED SMELLING AN ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. HE SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. UPON LANDING, THE MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THAT A CONNECTOR FOR THE AFT EVAPORATOR ASSY HAD BURNED. THE MX R & R THE CONNECTOR IAW AN SB EC135-8010 THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY COMPLIED WITH. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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