Service difficulty report · Floorboard · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
November 12, 2014
Submitted
November 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397P
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7795
Aircraft time
89 hours, 252 cycles
Part
Floorboard
Part number
ARK10034
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Cockpit
Part time
76 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT HEATER WAS TURNED ON & PLASTIC ODOR WAS SMELLED. MEDICAL CREW SAID THEY SAW VERY LIGHT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, REFLECTED ONLY BY THE COCKPIT UTILITY LIGHT. HEATER WAS TURNED OFF & SMOKE & ODOR CLEARED. SINCE HEATER COULD NOT BE USED, CANCELED FLIGHT & RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LIFEGUARD FLOOR HAD NOT BEEN TRIMMED FOR USAGE OF THE HEATING DUCT UNDERNEATH THE PILOTS SEAT DURING NEW ACFT COMPLETIONS WHICH CAUSED THE FLOOR TO HEAT UP EXCESSIVELY IN THIS AREA. TRIMMED HOLE IN FLOOR AROUND HEAT DUCT & INSPECTED AREAS AROUND HEATING DUCT & NO DAMAGE NOTED. GND RUN PERFORMED WITH HEATER ON & NO FURTHER ISSUE NOTED.