Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
January 22, 2020
Submitted
January 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
7,080 hours, 13,926 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
6,895 hours, 12,865 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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.

What was found

FROM THE PILOTS REPORT: ABOUT 2 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE TO PICK UP A SCENE FLIGHT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY BELIEVED THAT THEY SMELLED A HOT SMELL OR SMOKE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL, HOWEVER, I IMMEDIATELY INITIATED THE PROCEDURE FOR SMOKE IN CABIN AND BEGAN A RETURN TO BASE, WHICH WAS THE NEAREST APPROPRIATE LOCATION TO LAND. AFTER LANDING, I HAD NOT IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE THAT THE CREW SMELLED, SO I COMPLETED A WRITE UP IN THE LOGBOOK AND CONTACTED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SIGNED AIRCRAFT BACK INTO SERVICE.