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Incident

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-40 · Binghamton, NY · November 20, 2003

Date: November 20, 2003 · 10:02 local
Place: Binghamton, NY
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N700WA
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B40

N700WARegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40S/N 400SA · Built 1979 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-40 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

(-23) Aircraft landed due to smoke in the cockpit. Mechanic did extensive troubleshooting (5 hours) and found no problems with any of the aircraft systems, the aircraft was ground run and the problem could not be duplicated. The aircraft was also flown in local airspace for almost an hour with no problem found. The aircraft landed was re-fueled and then continued on to Florida. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MECHANIC DID EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING (5 HOURS) AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO FLOWN IN LOCAL AIRSPACE FOR ALMOST AN HOUR WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WAS RE-FUELED AND THEN CONTINUED ON TO FLORIDA. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.