What was found
AFTER TAKE OFF WITH PATIENT ON BOARD CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE CREW NOTICED FUMES AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING RAN AC SYSTEM AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS SMOKING/SPARKING.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2018
- Submitted
- September 18, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N320A
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3408
- Aircraft time
- 7,188 hours, 14,002 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 590008
- Part serial
- 0134204730
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Ac System
- 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.