Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
May 8, 2022
Submitted
May 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7029
Aircraft time
3,880 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
3,880 hours
Part
Nozzle
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

UPON DEPARTURE FROM THE AIRFIELD AT 0133, AT 500' AGL, 70 KIAS, AND 8.5 FLI WITH THE DEMIST ON, SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE COCKPIT ORIGINATING FROM THE DEMIST NOZZLES. CREW OPENED THE SLIDING WINDOWS TO VENT THE COCKPIT, DEMIST WAS SHUT OFF, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND AT "FLY" DEMIST WAS TURNED BACK ON AND LIGHT SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF THE NOZZLES. DEMIST WAS SHUT OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN.

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