# Incident 20081104856399I: Gulstm 690C, Boca Raton, FL, November 4, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2008, 08:13 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3785° N, 80.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOCA RATON (BCT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3785&lon=-80.1077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5878K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 690C (registry code 7630517, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 690C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081104856399I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER TAKEEOFF AND CLIMBING TO 20,000 FT THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND PASSENGERS NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WITH NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.  THE PIC CONTACTED ATC AND REQUESTED A PRIORITY DESCENT BACK INTO BOCA RATON AIRPORT, ON DESCENT THE BURNING SMELL DIMINISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER SENSOR FOR THE HEATING FAN HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND HAD CAUSED THE SMOKE ODOR.  THE CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND A LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS MADE SHOWING THE DISCREPANCY AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N5878K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980107003259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107003259I), Jan 7, 1998: Gulstm 690C (N5878K), Indianapolis, IN. Narrative: while climbing out the left windshield outer panel cracked, pilot diverted to Indianapolis International (ind) & landed without incident.
- [Incident 19870810051999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810051999I), Aug 10, 1987: Gulstm 690C (N5878K), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause not reported.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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