What was found
BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN CABIN COMING FROM OVERHEAD LIGHTING, NO SMOKE OR FIRE IN CABIN. LIGHTS TURNED OFF, CABIN VENTILATED & SMELLS DISSIPATED. GRASS WAS FOUND IMBEDDED IN OVERHEAD LIGHT FROM THE FRESH AIR VENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2015
- Submitted
- April 8, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N391LG
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 4323
- Aircraft time
- 4,078 hours, 16,545 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 4,071 hours, 9,076 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3320 · Passenger Compartment Lighting
- Part
- Light
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.