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FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Anchorage, AK · September 7, 2017

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Date
September 7, 2017 · 16:41 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
TN8A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N39TN
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,700 total163 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days
N39TNRegistered now · Beech 99S/N U-2 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech 99Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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TNV37 departed merrill field enroute to tatitlek at 16:41 local time. During climb out the pilot notices a strange smell in the cockpit and also noticed a higher than normal amperage indication on right hand generator meter. Pilot elected to terminate flight and return to Anchorage base.

No smell was evident after landing. Maintenance cleaned and retorqued the right generator feeder bus connector. Aircraft was flight tested with no abnormalities noted and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

TNV37 DEPARTED MERRILL FIELD ENROUTE TO TATITLEK AT 16:41 LOCAL TIME. DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT NOTICES A STRANGE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND ALSO NOTICED A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AMPERAGE INDICATION ON RIGHT HAND GENERATOR METER. PILOT ELECTED TO TERMINATE FLIGHT AND RETURN TO ANCHORAGE BASE.

NO SMELL WAS EVIDENT AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND RETORQUED THE RIGHT GENERATOR FEEDER BUS CONNECTOR. AIRCRAFT WAS FLIGHT TESTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.