# Incident 20130316010729I: Raytheon Aircraft Company BAE 125-800A, Pontiac, MI, March 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2013, 11:11 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Pontiac
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801SA-2014-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon BAE 125-800A (registry code 7150040, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-bae-125-800a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE-731-SER series (registry code 33902, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe-731-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY BAE 125-800A
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TFE-731-SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316010729I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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