Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
July 25, 2014
Submitted
July 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
10,392 hours, 16,169 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
9,959 hours, 14,605 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER ENG STARTUP & DURING TAXI TO RUNWAY, PILOT & MEDICAL CREW SMELLED A BURNING WIRE SMELL. PILOT TURNED AROUND BEFORE TAKEOFF & RETURNED TO HANGAR WITH NO OTHER INCIDENCE. A 15 MINUTE GND RUN UP WAS PERFORMED WITH THE ACFT IN FULL TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION. BOTH GENS & INVERTER BROUGHT ONLINE. ECS, PRESSURIZATION, AIR CONDITIONER, BLOWER FANS, WINDSHIELD HEAT, PROBE HEAT, PROP HEAT, MEDICAL POWER, EXTERIOR & INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, AS WELL AS THE FLAPS BEING IN THE 15 DEGREE POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. EVERYTHING WAS OPERATING NORMAL & NO DEFECTS OR SMELLS WERE NOTED. AFTER THAT THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN & THE PILOT & MECHANIC DECIDED TO TAKE THE ACFT FOR A TEST FLIGHT. THE STARTUP, TAXI, TAKEOFF, FLIGHT & LANDING OF THE ACFT WAS ALL NORMAL WITH NO DEFECTS OR SMELLS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.