Service difficulty report · None · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
August 31, 2022
Submitted
September 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200HN
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
0444
Aircraft time
7,053 hours, 24,549 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
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

AFTER LANDING, CREW SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN, WHICH WAS ELIMINATED IMMEDIATELY UPON OPENING THE CABIN DOORS. NORMAL SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETED. WHEN BASE MECHANIC ARRIVED, WE SEARCHED FOR A SOURCE OF THE SMELL AND WHEN NONE WAS FOUND, WE RAN-UP THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ODOR. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. I SUSPECT THAT THE ODOR DID NOT ORIGINATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT, BUT RATHER FROM THE HOSPITAL'S PLANT OPS, WHICH WAS DIRECTLY UPWIND OF THE 5TH FLOOR HELIPAD. POSSIBLY FROM WELDING.

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