Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
March 10, 2014
Submitted
March 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179RL
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52102
Aircraft time
9,226 hours, 30,588 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Part number
206H203
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE. ON INVESTIGATION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT OIL HAD SEEPED INTO THE BLEED AIR CABIN HEATER SYS. WHEN THE HEAT FROM THE BLEED AIR HEATER WARMED THE OIL IN MADE A SMOKE SMELL.

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