Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 9, 2017
Submitted
February 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301LE
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54406
Aircraft time
1,312 hours, 3,620 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Instrument Panel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL ODOR WHEN BLEED AIR HEAT WAS TURNED ON AND REPORTED SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN BLEED AIR HEAT WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN WE STARTED TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM WE POWERED UP ACFT, SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR, AND SATTILITE RADIO CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, THEN THE ODOR WENT AWAY AFTER BREAKER TRIPPED. FOLLOWED WIRING FROM BREAKER PANEL TO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FOUND CHAFED WIRE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP COVER RIGHT SIDE.

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