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FAA incident report · Piper PA31T · Cleveland, OH · July 15, 2007

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Date
July 15, 2007 · 12:18 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cuyahoga County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N650RS
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 15, 2007, the pilot privacy data omitted, an FAA certificated commercial pilot (PIC), reported sustained smoke/fumes in the cockpit of N650RS, a Piper model PA-31T during climb after departing cgf enroute to leb. This event occurred shortly after the cabin heater was turned on. The PIC deactivated the electrical power to the heater, and returned to cgf without further incident. When on the ground, evidence of leaking fuel was observed by the PIC, in the nose area of the aircraft, which is the location of the heater. The aircraft cabin heater was replaced the week prior, and subsequent flights after the heater replacement were uneventful. The suspected defective heater (serial number 1386725) and initial investigation by the facility that installed it revealed signs of fuel leakage in the area of the flange of the combustion head (Piper p/n 763-299), where the fuel feed, nozzle holder and solenoid valve assembly (Piper p/n 754-866) attaches. The defective heater assy was sent to the facility that performed the recent overhaul (aircraft heating and electrical inc., crs XX2R) for testing and evaluation, which will be witnessed by FAA personnel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2007, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN FAA CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT (PIC), REPORTED SUSTAINED SMOKE/FUMES IN THE COCKPIT OF N650RS, A PIPER MODEL PA-31T DURING CLIMB AFTER DEPARTING CGF ENROUTE TO LEB. THIS EVENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE CABIN HEATER WAS TURNED ON. THE PIC DEACTIVATED THE ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE HEATER, AND RETURNED TO CGF WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN ON THE GROUND, EVIDENCE OF LEAKING FUEL WAS OBSERVED BY THE PIC, IN THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF THE HEATER. THE AIRCRAFT CABIN HEATER WAS REPLACED THE WEEK PRIOR, AND SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS AFTER THE HEATER REPLACEMENT WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE HEATER (SERIAL NUMBER 1386725) AND INITIAL INVESTIGATION BY THE FACILITY THAT INSTALLED IT REVEALED SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE AREA OF THE FLANGE OF THE COMBUSTION HEAD (PIPER P/N 763-299), WHERE THE FUEL FEED, NOZZLE HOLDER AND SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY (PIPER P/N 754-866) ATTACHES. THE DEFECTIVE HEATER ASSY WAS SENT TO THE FACILITY THAT PERFORMED THE RECENT OVERHAUL (AIRCRAFT HEATING AND ELECTRICAL INC., CRS XX2R) FOR TESTING AND EVALUATION, WHICH WILL BE WITNESSED BY FAA PERSONNEL.