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FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Pittsburgh, PA · June 13, 2006

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Date
June 13, 2006 · 07:59 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AXSA
Aircraft
N865FE
Reported as
Cessna 208B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N865FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0188 · Built 1989Airframe modelCessna 208BEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Air carrier incident, Pittsburgh int'l airport, PA, 6/13/06 at 0759E, wiggins airways flight 76, a CE-208-B, returned and landed on runway 28R after reporting smoke in the cockpit. The ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Further investigation by this office revealed that the smoke was caused by a bad number one avionics switch. The switch was removed and replaced, ops check good. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIR CARRIER INCIDENT, PITTSBURGH INT'L AIRPORT, PA, 6/13/06 AT 0759E, WIGGINS AIRWAYS FLIGHT 76, A CE-208-B, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 28R AFTER REPORTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THIS OFFICE REVEALED THAT THE SMOKE WAS CAUSED BY A BAD NUMBER ONE AVIONICS SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, OPS CHECK GOOD. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.