20060131001309I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Huntington, WV · January 31, 2006

Date: January 31, 2006 · 19:24 local
Place: Huntington, WV
Airport: Tri State - Walker-Long Field
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MTNA
Aircraft: N764FE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Flight 8461 departed khts and reported smoke in the cockpit. Returned to land without incident and taxied to ramp unassisted. Called mtna maintenance @ 828-464-8471, briefed by privacy data omitted . Certificate holder provided aircraft log pages 262028 & 262029 with discrepancy and corrective action. Fault was located at wire connector AA-PH17/AA-PH23 in stby power system. Also replaced defective alternator control unit. Disconnected stby pwr system and deferred iaw mal. Aircraft N764FE was r.t.s. 1/31/06. Called poi hjk @ chdo and left voice-mail--offered assistance. Verbally briefed pai insp. privacy data omitted And eastern regiion insp. privacy data omitted On incident. Any follow-up, if necessary by chdo. Submission of this report closes this incident. Pilot's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT 8461 DEPARTED KHTS AND REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO RAMP UNASSISTED. CALLED MTNA MAINTENANCE @ 828-464-8471, BRIEFED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . CERTIFICATE HOLDER PROVIDED AIRCRAFT LOG PAGES 262028 & 262029 WITH DISCREPANCY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. FAULT WAS LOCATED AT WIRE CONNECTOR AA-PH17/AA-PH23 IN STBY POWER SYSTEM. ALSO REPLACED DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT. DISCONNECTED STBY PWR SYSTEM AND DEFERRED IAW MAL. AIRCRAFT N764FE WAS R.T.S. 1/31/06. CALLED POI HJK @ CHDO AND LEFT VOICE-MAIL--OFFERED ASSISTANCE. VERBALLY BRIEFED PAI INSP. ^PRIVACY D^ AND EASTERN REGIION INSP. ^PRIVACY D^ ON INCIDENT. ANY FOLLOW-UP, IF NECESSARY BY CHDO. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. PILOT'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.