Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
March 18, 2016
Submitted
March 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506RA
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3943
Aircraft time
3,338 hours, 12,819 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,338 hours, 9,238 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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 DEPARTURE, THE PILOT & MEDICAL CREW SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY THE VERY HEAVY POLLEN SEASON. THE POLLEN IS CIRCULATED BY THE DOWNWASH, GETS ON THE HOT ACFT ENG SURFACES WITH A RESULTING BURNED SMELL. HOWEVER THE ODOR LINGERED AS WE CLIMBED OUT & THE SMELL WAS NOT GOING AWAY. ABORTED THE FLIGHT & RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE, GND RUN & FLIGHT CHECK WAS PERFORMED, NO FURTHER SMELLS. TRANS DECK & ENG DECK FOR ANY DEFECTS, NONE FOUND. PERFORMED GND RUN TO VERIFY ISSUE WITH, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED TO CONFIRM WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS NOTED. THIS ACFT WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE AT THIS TIME.