Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 29, 2013
Submitted
January 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N106VU
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7275
Aircraft time
324 hours, 1,158 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
324 hours, 758 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NORMAL DEPARTURE, AT APPROX 400' AGL; ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, OPENED VALVE FOR THE WINDSHIELD DEMIST. AT 500 FT AGL AND BEGAN A TURN FOR A DOWNWIND DEPARTURE, AN ODOR WAS BECOMING OBVIOUS. IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE, FUMES BECAME OBNOXIOUS. COULD SEE SMOKE & HAZE IN CABIN. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE DEMIST & CABIN HEAT WAS OFF. BEGAN A TURN TO FINAL AND DIRECTED CREW TO OPEN WINDOWS. SMOKE, HAZE, & ODOR CLEARED IMMEDIATELY. RETURNED AND LANDED BACK AT THE BASE. AFTER LANDING, TOOK THE ENGINE TO GROUND IDLE, THEN BACK TO FLY. OPENED HEAT AND DEMIST AND THE ODOR, SMOKE, AND HAZE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. NORMAL SHUTDOWN COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL ENGINE INDICATION THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. AFTER ARRIVAL, IDENTIFIED THE ODOR AS BURNED ENGINE WASH SOAP FROM THE COMPRESSOR WASH EARLIER, GROUND RUN UP TO CLEAR LINES, FUMES DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RETURN. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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