Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
September 7, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814LN
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0628
Aircraft time
3,488 hours, 15,352 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B2
Engine time
3,488 hours, 5,071 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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What was found

PILOT / CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND SMELL IN CABIN AFTER TURNING ON AIRCRAFT HEAT TO DEFOG WINDSCREEN. CORRECTIVE ACTION, INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES AND HEATER MIXING VALVE FOR OBVIOUS DEFECTS, NONE NOTED. HAD PILOT RUN BOTH ENGINES AND TURN ON BLEED AIR FOR HEAT. NO SMOKE SEEN, BUT A SLIGHT SMELL IN CABIN. SMELL DISSIPATED OVER TIME. SMELL CAME FROM ENGINE WASHES OVER TIME AND THE LACK OF USE OF AIRCRAFT, HEAT DUE TO SUMMER WEATHER. PILOT WAS SATISFIED WITH FINDINGS AND OUTCOME. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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