Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 5, 2013
Submitted
June 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4497Y
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4497
Aircraft time
2,640 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
217 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
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

TWELVE MINUTES INTO A FIFTEEN MINUTE FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DETECTED A FAINT "HOT WIRING" ODOR COMING FROM THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE COCKPIT, NO AMP OR VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS WERE NOTED DURING THAT TIME. VISUALY INSPECTED THE WIRING FOR THE AVIONICS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND AIRFRAME WIRING WITH ALL BELLY PANNELS REMOVED, GLAIR SHIELD REMOVED, AND ACCESS PANNELS REMOVED. THE WIRING IN THE AFT JUNCTION BOX AND BAGGAGE AREA WAS ALSO INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS OR DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED, NO CHAFING WIRES WERE FOUND AND NO BURNED WIRING WAS FOUND. A FIFTEEN MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED WITH ALL ELECRTICAL AND AVIONICS SYSTEMS OPPERATING, NO ODORS WERE NOTED, AND NO ABNORMANITIES WERE NOTED. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN ON A CHECK FLIGHT FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.