Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
March 11, 2020
Submitted
March 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N111HN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0339
Aircraft time
6,345 hours, 26,072 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Xmsn Bay
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

UPON COMPLETION OF FLIGHT AND DURING SHUTDOWN PHASE, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED SMOKE FROM BOTH MAIN TRANSMISSION COWLINGS, BOTH ENGINE COWLINGS, BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR, BOTH EXHAUST DUCTS. THE SMOKE LASTED WELL OVER ONE MINUTE. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE CHECKED PRIOR TO THE PILOT EXITING THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO FIRE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS LOOKING FOR LEAKS AND OTHER DEFECTS; NONE WERE NOTED. A GROUND RUN WAS THEN ACCOMPLISHED, AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR SMOKE UPON SHUTDOWN. THE PILOT AND MECHANIC THEN PERFORMED A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. ONCE BACK ON THE GROUND AT THE BASE, THE MECHANIC STEPPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM A VISUAL CHECK OF THE ENGINES WHILE THEY WERE BEING SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR LEAKS NOTED AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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