Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 28, 2014
Submitted
October 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LN
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54433
Aircraft time
247 hours, 817 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
247 hours, 628 cycles
Part
Power Supply
Part number
LT100
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

LAUNCHING ON A SCENE FLIGHT, ON STARTUP THE LANDING LIGHT CB POPPED & WAS RESET ONCE. THE STARTUP WAS COMPLETED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE NURSE SMELLED A BURNT WIRE SMELL & THEN THE REST OF THE CREW CONFIRMED THE SMELL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE APPROX 5 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE ACFT & FOUND THE PATIENT OVERHEAD LIGHTING WOULD NOT COME ON & A BREAKER BEHIND THE LT CREW MEMBER WAS TRIPPED & WOULD NOT RESET WHICH IS ALSO THE AREA FROM WHICH THE SMELL WAS COMING. THE LIGHT WAS DEFERRED & COLLARED FROM MEL LIST BY THE MECHANIC & PUT BACK IN SERVICE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE OVERHEAD CB PANEL & LANDING LIGHT INSTALLATIONS & FOUND THEM TO BE OPERATIONAL & AIRWORTHY. THE LIGHTING POWER SUPPLY LOCATED IN THE MEDICAL SERVICE MODULE WAS THEN FOUND TO BE BAD. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED & THE DEFERRAL CLEARED.

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