Service difficulty report · Search Light · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 31, 2014
Submitted
February 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7264
Aircraft time
691 hours, 2,339 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
691 hours, 1,262 cycles
Part
Search Light
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Exterior
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 REPORTED THAT HE & THE MEDICAL CREW WERE ON CLIMB OUT JUST FOLLOWING A REFUEL OF THE ACFT WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED AN ELEC SMELL COME THROUGH THE CABIN. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A VACANT PARKING LOT. THE MECHANIC DID A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ACFT TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL ONLY TO FIND A BURNT OUT SEARCHLIGHT BULB. THIS LIGHT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OPERATIONAL AT THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DEFERRED THE NIGHT SCANNER SYS & THE PILOT PERFORMED A GND RUN AT 100% NR WITH ALL MISSION RELATED SYS, FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED. NO ABNORMAL SMELLS OR DEFECTS WERE NOTED. THE PILOT & MECHANIC WENT ON A 50 MINUTE FLIGHT TO VERIFY THE ACFTS RELEASE BACK TO SERVICE. NO ABNORMAL SMELLS WERE NOTED. THIS ACFT HAS BEEN RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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