Service difficulty report · Controller · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
October 12, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
14,854 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Controller
Part number
HYLZ503361
Condition
Smoke
Location
A/C System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. MX INSPECTED AND SMOKE WAS THOUGHT TO BE COMING FROM THE VENT BLOWER, THE BLOWER WAS REPLACED, GROUND RUN-UP CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT AND NO SMOKE WAS EVIDENT COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYS. DURING TEST FLIGHT, THERE WAS NO HEATING CONTROL IN AUTO MODE. THE SYS WAS SWITCHED TO MANUAL AND HEAT CONTROLLING WAS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE SYS WAS SWITCHED BACK TO AUTO, A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED BUT THERE WAS NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE SYS WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. THE CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE AND ARCING ON THE UNIT AND IT WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.