Service difficulty report · Audio Panel · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
July 5, 2014
Submitted
July 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136MF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0384
Aircraft time
3,794 hours, 9,885 cycles
Part
Audio Panel
Part number
9610684NVGASU
Part serial
MB1369
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AA
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

WHILE ENROUTE TO A SCENE, SMELLED & WITNESSED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PILOTS AUDIO PANEL LOCATION. THE ICS WAS INOPERABLE, HOWEVER HE COULD STILL TRANSMIT ON THE VHF RADIOS. ABORTED THE MISSION & LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS ONLY 5 MINUTES AWAY. INSPECTED THE ACFT & CONFIRMED THE PILOTS AUDIO PANEL TO BE THE FAULT. A REPLACEMENT WAS RECEIVED & INSTALLED. THE PILOTS ICS & ACFT WERE THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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