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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech F90 · Sleepy Eye, MN · November 5, 2003

Date: November 5, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: Sleepy Eye, MN
Airport: Sleepy Eye Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N188BF
Reported as: Beech F90
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,100 total2,000 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Departed aberdeen, SD (kabr) at 0930 local time. Climbed to 19000' AGL. Thirty miles s.e. of redwood falls, Minnesota, near Sleepy Eye, MN. Pilot noticed a slight puff of smoke from cockpit floor vents. Started to troubleshoot system. Secured heating/air conditioning system. Descended to 12000' AGL to depressure cabin. No smoke, diverted to rochester, MN. Landed without incident. No emergency declared. No fire. No injuries. In contact with ATC throughout. Maintenance facility at rochester, MN. Troubleshot system and determined that current limiter was inoperative. Removed current limiter and aircraft continued to rock mount, n.c. on 11-06-03 without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DEPARTED ABERDEEN, SD (KABR) AT 0930 LOCAL TIME. CLIMBED TO 19000' AGL. THIRTY MILES S.E. OF REDWOOD FALLS, MINNESOTA, NEAR SLEEPY EYE, MN. PILOT NOTICED A SLIGHT PUFF OF SMOKE FROM COCKPIT FLOOR VENTS. STARTED TO TROUBLESHOOT SYSTEM. SECURED HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. DESCENDED TO 12000' AGL TO DEPRESSURE CABIN. NO SMOKE, DIVERTED TO ROCHESTER, MN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES. IN CONTACT WITH ATC THROUGHOUT. MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT ROCHESTER, MN. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND DETERMINED THAT CURRENT LIMITER WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED CURRENT LIMITER AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROCK MOUNT, N.C. ON 11-06-03 WITHOUT INCIDENT.