Service difficulty report · Clutch · Bell 429

Difficulty date
August 5, 2022
Submitted
August 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712SL
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft serial
57374
Aircraft time
8,234 hours, 3,005 cycles
Part
Clutch
Condition
Odor
Location
A/C Pack
Part time
823 hours, 3,005 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
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 CALLED AND SAID CREW HAD SMELLED A BURNING ODOR ON APPROACH, DROVE UP AND FOLLOWED MEL PROCEDURES TO DEACTIVATE AIR CONDITIONER

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