Service difficulty report · Bracket · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
March 25, 2018
Submitted
March 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
5,733 hours, 11,333 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Dented
Location
Center Console
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

ON LANDING AND DURING NORMAL SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES, THE PILOT REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER CONSOLE, CIRCUIT BREAKER AREA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND A CIRCUIT BREAKER BRACKET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER CONSOLE TO BE DENTED, ALLOWING A SCREW TO ARC ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND STRAIGHTENED ALLOWING SIGNIFICANT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ARCING POINT. OPS AND CHECKED THOROUGHLY WITH NO DEFECTS, MALFUNCTIONS, OR REOCCURRING ARCING NOTED.