Service difficulty report · Light · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
February 3, 2023
Submitted
February 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603PW
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
31309
Aircraft time
5,167 hours, 6,277 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Engine time
3,560 hours, 2,045 cycles
Part
Light
Part number
D46451
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Shorted
Location
Cabin
Part time
5,167 hours, 5,167 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE BEING VECTORED TO ITIWE ON THE RNAV 36 APPROACH INTO KHUM, PASSENGERS IN THE CABIN OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED YELLING TO GET THE CREW'S ATTENTION ABOUT A STRONG BURNING ODOR. THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC BURNING SMELL. THE VELCRO BARRIER ON THE COVID CURTAIN WAS PULLED BACK TO BOTH ASSURE THE PASSENGERS THAT THE CREW WAS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AS WELL AS TO CONFIRM IF THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN OR NOT. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE TO THE CREW FROM THE COCKPIT. BOTH VENT FANS WERE PLACED TO THE OFF POSITION. NEITHER THE HEATER NOR AIR CONDITIONER WERE IN USE THROUGHOUT ANY PORTION OF THE FLIGHT, BOTH OUTBOUND AND INBOUND. THE CREW OPENED BOTH COCKPIT VENTILATION WINDOWS TO HELP CLEAR OUT THE SMELL AND CONTINUED THE RNAV 36 APPROACH TO AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TL-237604-2023 PERFORMED DETAILED INSPECTION OF ALL DC ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN CABIN AND COCKPIT OVERHEAD. INSPECTION FOUND AFT MOST PASSENGER ADVISORY LIGHT SHORTED AND BURNED.

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