What was found
UPON PICK UP INTO A HOVER, PASSENGER SMELLED A FAINT ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC OR OZONE. THE TECHNASONIC RADIO FLICKERED THEN SHUT OFF AND RELEASED LIGHT WISPS OF SMOKE. I SET THE AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN AND SHUT DOWN.
- Difficulty date
- October 3, 2022
- Submitted
- October 5, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4058
- Make and model
- Urocop AS365N3
- Aircraft serial
- 2924
- Aircraft time
- 11,180 hours, 26,148 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 8,171 hours, 7,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2300 · Communications System
- Part
- Radio
- Part number
- 9210121
- Part serial
- F4694
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- HO
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.