Service difficulty report · Battery Box · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
October 25, 2018
Submitted
October 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163BF
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0671
Aircraft time
4,602 hours, 19,185 cycles
Part
Battery Box
Part number
45043006
Part serial
1844
Condition
Smoke
Location
Battery
Stage of operation
DE
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 APPROACHING HOSPITAL, THE PILOT NOTICED A BATTERY DISCONNECT LIGHT ON THE CAD, AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE BATTERY AND WAS LESS THAN TWO MINUTES FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND CHOSE TO LAND IN THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL GROUND LEVEL PAD. UPON LANDING HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND EVERYONE EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. A WALK AROUND WAS COMPLETED AFTERWARDS, AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FIRE. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. MECHANIC - TROUBLESHOT DISCREPANCY. FOUND EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL BURNOUT OF BATTERY MASTER BOX. IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. FUNCTION CHECK GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AT THAT TIME.

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