Service difficulty report · Controller · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
August 16, 2018
Submitted
August 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2350
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0564
Aircraft time
6,841 hours, 20,319 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
5,179 hours, 14,665 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
9610684
Part serial
MB1501
Condition
Failed
Location
Audio
Stage of operation
AP
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

UPON APPROACH, PILOT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND THEN NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE AUDIO CONTROLLER. CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SMOKE DISAPATED DURING APPROACH AND PILOT WAS STILL ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITHOUT THE VOX FEATURE. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE ODOR AND SMOKE CAME FROM AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE PILOTS SIDE AUDIO CONTROLLER. NO WIRING ISSUES WHERE FOUND.

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