Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
December 18, 2015
Submitted
December 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117J
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
7227
Aircraft time
13,021 hours, 44,409 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Engine time
11,932 hours, 20,447 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON RUN UP AT IDLE, THE CREW SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, NEAR RT AFT SEAT & COPILOT SEAT. INVESTIGATED & COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ODOR. LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF ELEC COMPONENTS THAT HAVE OVERHEATED. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. GND RAN ACFT & TEST FLEW WITH NO ADDITIONAL ODOR. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE. ATA CODE 2140 USED AS A REFERENCE EVEN THOUGH THE SOURCE OF THIS SMELL COULD NOT BE FOUND.