Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
October 17, 2022
Submitted
October 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N240SH
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
8105
Aircraft time
5,325 hours, 10,594 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Component
Ventilation Sys
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, THE PILOT SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER. THE PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED BACK AT THE BASE PAD, WITH A TOTAL OF 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME. THE SMELL HAD CLEARED OUT PRIOR TO LANDING. THE ODOR CLEARLY CAME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT THAT WAS BLOWING IN THE PILOTS FACE. THE DURATION OF THE ODOR WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS. INSPECTED ENGINE,TRANSMISSION AND CREW AND PILOT AREAS, AIR CONDITIONER AREA AS WELL. NO ISSUES OR DEFECTS NOTED COULD NOT ISOLATE REASON OR DUPLICATE. GROUND RUN COMPLETED WITH NO ISSUES.

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