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The law enforcement pilot reporter smelled smoke, pwred down all non essential electrical components and made an uneventful emergency landing at opf.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dhp |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 334172 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on a law enforcement surveillance mission, I smelled either electrical wires or rubber burning. Immediately pwred down all non essential electrical components off. Landed at opf uneventfully. Maintenance determined aircraft compressor seized, clutch failed, and the belt was smoking due to friction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PLT RPTR SMELLED SMOKE, PWRED DOWN ALL NON ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMER LNDG AT OPF.
Narrative: WHILE ON A LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE MISSION, I SMELLED EITHER ELECTRICAL WIRES OR RUBBER BURNING. IMMEDIATELY PWRED DOWN ALL NON ESSENTIAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OFF. LANDED AT OPF UNEVENTFULLY. MAINT DETERMINED ACFT COMPRESSOR SEIZED, CLUTCH FAILED, AND THE BELT WAS SMOKING DUE TO FRICTION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.