Service difficulty report · Compressor · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
April 24, 2011
Submitted
April 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N877CR
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0625
Aircraft time
1,309 hours
Part
Compressor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, UPON TURNING THE HEATER ON, SMOKE & FUMES FILLED COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE PROBLEM WAS SOME LT OVER RESIDUE FROM THE COMPRESSOR WASH. MECHANIC VERIFIED THE SYS INTEGRITY THEN RAN THE ACFT WITH THE HEAT ON AND DOORS OPEN TO VENTILATE SYS. RAN FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES, NO SMELLS OR SMOKE. TOOK ACFT FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO VERIFY PROBLEM WAS CLEARED UNDER POWER. ALL WAS GOOD. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE RT AFTER THAT.

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