Service difficulty report · Electrical Sys · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
June 5, 2024
Submitted
June 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11YQ
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
8156
Aircraft time
6,122 hours, 9,387 cycles
Part
Electrical Sys
Condition
Burned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL STARTUP AFTER N1 REACHED 67% AND THE GENERATOR SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL OF BURNED RUBBER, AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE COCKPIT AREA. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE CREW EVACUATE AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE.

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