Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
September 24, 2019
Submitted
September 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145SM
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9298
Aircraft time
6,669 hours, 17,587 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN FLIGHT, AFT CABIN CREW DETAILED A BURNING SMELL FOLLOWED BY SMOKE (DESCRIBED AS A HAZE) DEVELOPING IN THE AFT CABIN. CREW MEMBER STATES LOOKED LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE WHISPING SMOKE MAY HAVE COME FROM THE RT SIDE OXYGEN PANEL. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND PERFORMED A THOUROUGH INSPECTION OF THE RT MED WALL WITH NO INDIATIONS FOUND OF A BURNING AREA. THE ENTIRE AFT CABIN INTERIOR WAS REMOVED AND ALL WIRING WAS INSPECTED FOR BURNING. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND AND AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF GROUND RUNS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.