Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
February 19, 2021
Submitted
February 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351VJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20573
Aircraft time
3,596 hours, 1,830 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

SOON AFTER TAKEOFF (APPROX. 1 MINUTE), SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE RT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO HPN, WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DE-ICED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE; BOTH THE APU AND ENGINES WERE NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED THE APU AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FLIGHT CREW, PERFORMED GROUND ENGINE RUNS AT TAKEOFF POWER; NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE). A SUCCESSFUL CONFIDENCE FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.