# Incident 20150122001199I: Beech 1900D, Kabul, January 22, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Kabul
- Airport: Bagram Airfield
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 8EKA
- Aircraft: N105EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 1900D (registry code 1154162, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A 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/20150122001199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (OAKB) DESTINED FOR KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN (OAKN) AND DIVERTED TO BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN (OAIX) DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT FROM THE #1 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT (COM). REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE #1 COM PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND THAT MAINTENANCE HAD ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BEFORE DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPAIR ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF SMOKE FROM THE #1 COM HEAD WAS TRACED TO A WIRE THAT HAD CHAFFED AND INTERMITTENTLY SHORTED TO GROUND AT A BULKHEAD PASS THROUGH. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS FORM WILL BE AMENDED IF/WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. AMENDMENT #1 COMPLETED TO ADD PILOT TIMES AND TRAINING AND REMOVE NAMES AS PILOT ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE INCIDENT.

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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