Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
August 10, 2012
Submitted
August 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146DU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9474
Aircraft time
86 hours, 348 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

IN LEVEL FLIGHT, CREW DETECTED ODOR IN AFT CABIN SPREADING FORWARD TO COCKPIT. NOT ELECTRICAL, BUT MORE OF SOMETHING GETTING VERY HOT BUT NOT QUITE BURNING. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS SHUTOFF AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MECHANIC NOTHING COULD BE FOUND AT THIS TIME. ON NEXT RUN UP A/C UNIT SHUTDOWN AFTER 10 MINUTE GROUND RUN COMPRESSER AND FAN UNITS BUT NO ODOR OCCCURED. FOUND FAULTY GENERATOR FAILED RELAYS. REPLACED RELAYS. A/C UNIT OPERATES CORRECTLY BUT ODOR RETURNED DURING 10 MINUTE MX FLIGHT. OPEN