# Incident 20181213023509I: Beech E-90, Russellville, AR, December 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2018, 09:00 local time
- Place: Russellville, AR
- Airport: Russellville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2593° N, 93.0926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (RUE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2593&lon=-93.0926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737LC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737LC-2022-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 series (registry code 52142, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-90
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181213023509I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 13, 2018, AT 0900 CST, A HAWKER BEECH BE-90, N737LC, REGISTERED TO EXECUTIVE AVIATION SERVICES MANAGEMENT, LLC (EV4A), EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ENROUTE FROM SPRINGDALE AR. (SRG) TO OXFORD, MS (OUX).  THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RUSSELLVILLE, AR (RUE) AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH FLIGHT SERVICES. AFTER A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, THE PILOTS YOKE COVER WAS REMOVED.  FIRE AND HEAT DAMAGE TO WAFER CONNECTOR J1/J2 FOR THE AUTO PILOT TRIM WAS FOUND.  FURTHER INSPECTIONS FOUND LIQUID ON AND AROUND THE CONNECTOR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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