# Incident 20100923055809I: Beech 1900C, Kotzebue, AK, September 23, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2010, 11:21 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Airport: Ralph Wein Mem
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FFSA
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N575X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100923055809I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE FLIGHT, PASSENGERS AND CREW DETECTED SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL IN CABIN.AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OTZ WITH OUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND DROPPING RESISITORS ON AFT VENT BLOWER MOTOR HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED OUT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED VENT BLOWER AND ASSOCIATED CURRENT LIMITER AND SYSTEM WAS DEFEERRED PER THE MEL. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE AND MAINTENANCE  COMPLETED.

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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