Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
November 27, 2013
Submitted
December 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4462
Aircraft time
2,656 hours, 7,335 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,656 hours, 5,118 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE BASE EN ROUTE FOR A PATIENT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 3 3DEG F. THE HEATING & DEMISTING SYS WAS SWITCHED ON. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HEAT UP WE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR, IT WAS NOT THE NORMAL SMELL OF THE HEATING SYS WARMING UP BUT A STRONGER SMELL. THE PILOT TURNED THE HEATING & DEMISTING SYS OFF, OPENED THE PILOTS WINDOW & ABORTED THE FLIGHT & RETURNED TO BASE. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT & THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN & THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE SYS & FOUND NO DEFECTS. A GND RUN & FLIGHT CHECK WERE COMPLETED WITH NO NOTICEABLE SMELLS OR DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.