Service difficulty report · Light · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
May 2, 2020
Submitted
May 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4539
Aircraft time
6,975 hours, 12,895 cycles
Part
Light
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Clock
Component
Clock · Airbus
Component part number
B1894522282A
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A BURNT SMELL IN THE CABIN UPON APPROACH AND NOTICED THE CLOCK LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRCRAFT, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL WIRING BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND ALL WIRING LOOKED TO BE IN A SERVICABLE CONDITON. HE THEN HAD THE PILOT PERFORM A GROUND RUN AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS DURING FLIGHT TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. AGAIN THERE WERE NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE BURNT SMELL WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE INTERNAL CLOCK LIGHTING BULB BURNING OUT ON APPROACH. THIS SYSTEM HAS SINCE BEEN DEFERRED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.