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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Omaha, NE · April 20, 1996

Date: April 20, 1996 · 08:14 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: AMWA
Aircraft: N163AM
Reported as: Beech 1900C
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on April 20, at 0804, a Beech 1900C operated by air midwest, inc. departed Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE. During climb out, smoke was observed in the cockpit, and the flight crew noticed an electrical smell. The crew discovered the #1 radio stuck in transmit. The crew shut off the generator essential bus, and the smoke stopped. The aircraft returned and landed without further incident at Omaha, NE. The crash, fire and rescue teams were notified at Omaha, NE. Maintenance discovered two relays p/n 503841121 stuck in the avionics panel. The relays were replaced, and the aircraft returned to service. This report closes the incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 20, AT 0804, A BEECH 1900C OPERATED BY AIR MIDWEST, INC. DEPARTED EPPLEY AIRFIELD, OMAHA, NE. DURING CLIMB OUT, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT, AND THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE CREW DISCOVERED THE #1 RADIO STUCK IN TRANSMIT. THE CREW SHUT OFF THE GENERATOR ESSENTIAL BUS, AND THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT OMAHA, NE. THE CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE TEAMS WERE NOTIFIED AT OMAHA, NE. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED TWO RELAYS P/N 503841121 STUCK IN THE AVIONICS PANEL. THE RELAYS WERE REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INCIDENT.