Service difficulty report · Anode Terminal · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
October 21, 2010
Submitted
October 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N118LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4214
Aircraft time
1,385 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,220 hours
Part
Anode Terminal
Condition
Melted
Location
Cabin Lights
Part time
1,385 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED SEEING SMOKE COMING FROM CABIN CENTER OVERHEAD LIGHT, ACCOMPANIED BY ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. CREW MEMBER TURNED OUT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY, SMOKE AND SMELL WENT AWAY. PILOT NEITHER SMELLED THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOR SAW ANY SMOKE. REMOVED OVERHEAD CTR LIGHT / VENTILATION ASSY IN CREW COMPARTMENT. INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS FOR EVIDENCE OF ABNORMALITIES OR OVERHEATING, NONE FOUND. REMOVED RT LAMP, PN DS 0522-105 AND DISCOVERED SOLDER CONNECTION ANODE TO BE MELTED & MISSING, WHICH WOULD HAVE PRODUCED THE ELECTRICAL ODOR & PERCEPTION OF SMOKE. CLEANED HOUSING AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT LAMP, P/N DS 0522-105. APPLIED ELECTRICAL POWER AND OPS-CHECKED - CHECKED GOOD, REMOVED POWER. REINSTALLED OVERHEAD CENTER LIGHT/VENTILATION ASSY. APPLIED POWER AND CHECKED AGAIN - CHECKED GOOD, REMOVED POWER. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW MM. ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.