Service difficulty report · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 31, 2016
Submitted
January 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54047
Aircraft time
1,506 hours
Component
Battery · Concordebatt · RG407
Component part number
RG407
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON RETURN FROM RECEIVING HOSPITAL TO BASE, DETECTED SULFUROUS FUMES. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS. LANDED AT OUR BASE. NOTIFIED DISPATCH THAT OUR AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF SERVICE AND CALLED OUR DUTY MECHANIC. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED FUMES WERE COMING FROM LEAD ACID BATTERY IN NOSE COMPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT. BATTERY WAS REPLACED, GROUND CHECKED, RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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