Service difficulty report · Unknown · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
December 4, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N530H
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4553
Aircraft time
999 hours, 1,955 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
999 hours, 1,632 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AA
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

A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT DURING AN AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT 10 MINUTES OUT. CREW MEMBERS CONFIRMED ODOR. ATC CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF THE EVENT AND FLIGHT DIVERTED. MX SEARCHED ACFT FOR EVIDENCE OF BURNING, NOTHING WAS FOUND. PERFORMED A 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN WITH FULL ELECTRICAL LOAD NO DEFECTS NOTED, THEN PERFORMED A 20 MINUTE OPS CHECK FLIGHT WHICH WAS SATISFACTORY. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.