Service difficulty report · Indicator · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 25, 2016
Submitted
August 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0412
Aircraft time
4,355 hours, 21,052 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
066011790103
Part serial
0297
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
LD
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING SHUTDOWN, HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. INSPECTED WIRING IN BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. POWERED UP AVIONICS BUSS 1 AND 2, SAW SMOKE RISE FROM PILOT SIDE INSTRUMENT COOLING VENTS SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND FOUND EHSI NEVER POWERED ON AND REMOVED AND INSPECTED EHSI AND FOUND IT TO BE HOT AND STILL SMOKING INTERNALLY. DEACTIVATED EHSI SYSTEM AND POWERED UP AVIONICS BUSS 1 AND 2 AND NO BURNING OR SMOKE.

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