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FAA incident report · Raytheon BAE 125-800A · Pontiac, MI · March 16, 2013

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Date
March 16, 2013 · 11:11 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Pontiac
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N801SA
Reported as
Raytheon BAE 125-800A
Reported engine
Honeywell TFE-731-SER
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N801SARegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2014 · Raytheon BAE 125-800AS/N 258192Airframe modelRaytheon BAE 125-800AEngine modelHoneywell TFE-731-SER seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On March 16, 2013 N38CZ (registered as N801SA), a bae 125-800A, departed Pontiac Michigan IFR for aspen, CO. The aircraft climbed and leveled at FL270. The aircraft was over western mi when the crew noticed a smell. The captain opened the manual outflow valve several times to evacuate the fumes. The crew elected to return to Pontiac mi. After landing, they noticed that the circuit breaker for the NO1 radio had been tripped. It was the belief of the crew that the number 1 com was the source of the fumes. The radio was removed and sent for maintenance. The east mi FSDO initiated a 44709 on the airworthiness certificate.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 16, 2013 N38CZ (REGISTERED AS N801SA), A BAE 125-800A, DEPARTED PONTIAC MICHIGAN IFR FOR ASPEN, CO. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND LEVELED AT FL270. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER WESTERN MI WHEN THE CREW NOTICED A SMELL. THE CAPTAIN OPENED THE MANUAL OUTFLOW VALVE SEVERAL TIMES TO EVACUATE THE FUMES. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO PONTIAC MI. AFTER LANDING, THEY NOTICED THAT THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE NO1 RADIO HAD BEEN TRIPPED. IT WAS THE BELIEF OF THE CREW THAT THE NUMBER 1 COM WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FUMES. THE RADIO WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR MAINTENANCE. THE EAST MI FSDO INITIATED A 44709 ON THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.