Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 12, 2012
Submitted
August 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AE
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3388
Aircraft time
5,222 hours, 11,100 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,816 hours, 7,271 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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, AN UNFAMILIAR ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. CREW DESCRIBED IT AS A BURNING RUBBER ODOR. ODOR WAS SHORT LIVED AND DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER TURNING OFF AC COMPRESSOR SWITCH. ODOR DID NOT RESURFACE AFTER SWITCHING AC SYS BACK ON. DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO HOME BASE, RETURNED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. DEFICIENCY WAS ANNOTATED ON 134A, CONDUCTED VISUAL INSPECTION OF BELTS AND ELECTRICAL WIRING WITHOUT RESULTS. GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED, ALL SYS ACTIVATED WITHOUT RESULTS OR DUPLICATION OF ODOR. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CHECKED ALIGNMENT OF AIR CON BELT IAW CURRENT AMM 21-51-10,4-1B, PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF WIRING, AND PERFORMED GROUND-RUN TO CHECK AIR CON SYS IAW CURRENT AMM 21-51-10,5-1. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.