What was found
(CAN) WHILE PASSING THROUGH 13,000 FEET, THE PILOT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. WHITE SMOKE WAS ALSO SEEN IN THE CABIN. INVESTIGATION FOUND BOTH THE ENGINE PRECOOLERS CRACKED ON THE COOLING FIN.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2000
- Submitted
- April 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft time
- 8,549 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Cooler
- Part number
- 114380025
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cooling Fin
- Part time
- 10,031 hours, 10,365 cycles
- Component
- Heating System
- 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.