SDR 420CT010

Service difficulty report · Sensor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 27, 2007
Submitted
December 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420CT
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK517
Aircraft time
359 hours, 285 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Sensor
Part number
1325501301
Part serial
086C1345
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
359 hours, 285 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB NOTICED COCKPIT VERY WARM TO HOT. BETWEEN 12000' AND 18000' IT APPEARED A THIN LAYER OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER THE FIRST OFFICER VERIFIED THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THICKER. EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDING AT DEPARTURE POINT. FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF CARPET FIBERS TRAPPED IN FAN ON TEMPERATURE SENSING UNIT FOR COCKPIT. CLEANED FAN, OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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