Service difficulty report · Heater · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
September 5, 2010
Submitted
September 7, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4694
Aircraft time
61 hours
Part
Heater
Condition
Odor
Part time
61 hours
Stage of operation
AA
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

DURING FLIGHT WITH HEAT/DEMISTING SYS ACTIVATED, THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW BEGAN TO DETECT WHAT SEEMED LIKE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE WHERE THE MECHANIC INSPECTED ACFT, AND FOUND NO NOTICEABLE DEFECTS. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC THEN GROUND RAN THE ACFT FOR 30 MINUTES. THE ODOR DIMINISHED OVER THAT TIME, WITH NO NOTICEABLE SMOKE. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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