What was found
(CAN) AIRCRAFT LEFT SIOUX LOOKOUT AND HAD TO RETURN DUE TO SMOKE. THE COMBUSTION HEATER WAS FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 1999
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 99
- Aircraft time
- 42,469 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A28
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Heater
- Part number
- 1025
- Part serial
- 8954831
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- 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.