Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
July 26, 2014
Submitted
July 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133LN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3983
Aircraft time
3,037 hours, 9,996 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Engine time
2,915 hours, 6,202 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FOLLOWING DEPARTURE CREW NOTED STRONG ELEC SMELL IN CABIN. AIR CONDITIONER SWITCHED OFF WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ABORTING TAKEOFF & RETURNING TO BASE. ELEC SMELL DISSIPATED. ACFT SHUTDOWN & CHECKED EXTENSIVELY FOR SOURCE BY PILOT & MECHANIC. NO SOURCE IDENTIFIED. ACFT GND RUN & CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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