Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 7, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
1,418 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Part time
1,874 hours
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

(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, CREW NOTICED A LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT AREAS. ACFT RETURNED FOR LANDING, WHICH BY THIS TIME SMOKE WAS CLEARING. MX INSPECTED ACFT ELECTRICAL, HYD, FUEL, ENGINE BLEED AIR AND HVAC SYS WITHOUT FINDING ANY ANOMOLIES. THOROUGH GROUND RUNS CARRIED OUT WITH THE SAME SYS OPERATING AND ELECTRICAL LOADS APPLIED DURING INCIDENT FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. ACFT TEST FLOWN WITHOUT FURTHER RECURRENCE. FLIGHT CREW HAD DESCRIBED THE ODOR AS LIGHT HOT OIL RATHER THAN ELECTRICAL. ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ENGINE OIL BEING A POSSIBLE SOURCE.