Service difficulty report · Engine · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
January 16, 2015
Submitted
January 20, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0647
Aircraft time
2,268 hours, 8,241 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
2,268 hours, 2,768 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TO
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

DURING THE FIRST FLIGHT SINCE ENG FLUSH, THE COCKPIT & CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE SMOKE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE SMELL FROM RUNNING THE HEATER AFTER AN ENG FLUSH. INSPECTED BOTH ENGS FOR LEAKS & BURNED WIRING WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER ENG & COMPRESSOR WASHES FOR EACH ENG. THEN GND RAN WHILE THE MX INSPECTED & FOUND EVIDENCE OF COMPRESSOR SOAP BURN OFF. THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN ONCE ALL OF THE SOAP RESIDUE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY BURNED OFF. PERFORMED A CHECK FLIGHT TO CONFIRM THE SMELL & SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED. AFTER SHUTDOWN VISUALLY INSPECTED ENGS & ENG COMPARTMENTS. NO LEAKS OR BURNED WIRING WERE FOUND. AT THIS TIME, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.

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