Service difficulty report · Unknown · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
May 1, 2024
Submitted
May 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N971EC
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0971
Aircraft time
888 hours, 1,981 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
888 hours, 1,981 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

UPON DEPARTURE PILOT AND CREW SMELLED STRONG ACRID SMOKE LIKE ELECTRIC. PILOT RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO RUNWAY AND CHECKED ALL PARAMATERS. NO ABNORMAL READINGS WERE NOTED AND NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO PARKING AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. COWLINGS WERE OPENED BUT THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL WAS NOT FOUND.

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