Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
October 1, 2015
Submitted
October 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
4,057 hours, 8,231 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,872 hours, 7,948 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AA
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

PILOT & CREW NOTICED ODORLESS SMOKE IN COCKPIT ON DEPARTURE. ACFT ELEC, AVIONICS, AIR CONDITIONING SYS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WERE INSPECTED & NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL GND RUN OF ALL SYSTEMS & NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT OF ALL SYSTEMS & NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND.