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FAA incident report · Beech B300 · Richmond, VA · October 16, 2007

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Date
October 16, 2007 · 16:10 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MXIA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N199Y
Reported as
Beech B300
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N199YRegistered now · Beech B300S/N FL66 · Built 1991Airframe modelBeech B300Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) 10/16/2007 16:10 Local. N199Y made a precautionary landing on runway 20 Richmond International Airport due to smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without incident. According to maintenance personnel at takeoff, the aircraft crew experienced an odor and haze entering the cabin. The crew initiated an in-flight emergency and returned to base. A maintenance check determined that the cause of the odor and haze was oil contamination introduced into the bleed air system from a pressurization cart that was used on a previous maintenance procedure. The aircraft was evacuated of contaminants and ground run with no further discrepancies. Noted. The aircraft was then approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 10/16/2007 16:10 LOCAL. N199Y MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AT TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CREW EXPERIENCED AN ODOR AND HAZE ENTERING THE CABIN. THE CREW INITIATED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BASE. A MAINTENANCE CHECK DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR AND HAZE WAS OIL CONTAMINATION INTRODUCED INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM FROM A PRESSURIZATION CART THAT WAS USED ON A PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED OF CONTAMINANTS AND GROUND RUN WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES. NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.