Service difficulty report · Controller · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
September 4, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146HC
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9069
Aircraft time
8,311 hours, 27,433 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
HD11715301702
Part serial
5566
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

FUMES WERE DETECTED IN THE AIRCRAFT UPON DEPARTURE. WE RETURNED FOR LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION THE PART WAS SMELLING LIKE THE FUMES DESCRIBED. THERE WAS ALSO A FEW DROPS OF WATER, MOST LIKELY FROM A HEAVY RAIN THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENDURED A FEW HOURS PREVIOUS.