Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 30, 2021
Submitted
July 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253LF
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
AS7158
Aircraft time
5,041 hours, 11,076 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,041 hours, 8,495 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockcpit
Stage of operation
AA
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

AT 8 MINUTES IN TO FLIGHT FLI FAILED WITH ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT. ON 6/30/2021 I WAS CALLED OUT FOR A VEMD FLI FAILURE. UPON ARRIVAL I INSPECTED PANEL AND ENGINE HARNESS FOR SIGNS OF OVERHEATING AND VISUAL CHECK WITH ELECTRICAL POWER APPLIED TO SEE IF ANY DEFECTS COULD NE NOTED. AFTER INSPECTION WITH NO DEFECTS WE PERFORMED A GROUND RUN WHERE NG DIGITAL READOUT WAS PERFORMING TO MANUFACTURERS SPECS. (DURING OPERATION BELOW 90% NO NEEDLE MOVEMENT. AFTER 90% NEEDLE WOULD START TO MOVE) AFTER GETTING AIRCRAFT RTS FROM MCAS, PERFORMED A 15 MINUTE CHECK FLIGHT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.