Service difficulty report · Wire · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 6, 2012
Submitted
July 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3660
Aircraft time
4,533 hours, 12,354 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,545 hours, 5,269 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Circuit Board
Part time
4,533 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

SMALL PUFF OF GREY SMOKE EMERGED FROM FRONT, LOWER LEFT CORNER OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. CREW ALSO DETECTED A "BURNING ELECTRICAL" ODOR. NO FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. ELECTRICAL ITEMS WERE SHUTDOWN AND ACFT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE OBSERVED AFTER INITIAL SIGHTING. INSPECTION AND GROUND RUN FOUND AMP METER INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOOTING DISCOVERED FAILURE OF WIRING CONNECTION BEHIND AMMETER GAUGE AT CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR POSITION B5. REPAIRED AS REQUIRED.