Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
December 9, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
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.

What was found

(CAN) DUE TO A HEAVY SNOW A/C WAS DEICED WITH A LOT OF DE-ICING FLUID CONSUMPTION. AFTER A/C ROTATE AND TAKE OFF THE COCKPIT AND PASSENGER CABIN WAS FULL OF SMOKE (NO BURN SMELL), NO VISIBILITY AT ALL. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK UNEVENTFULLY. IN FLIGHT WHEN BOTH PACKS WERE SELECTED OFF SMOKE ALMOST GONE. MTC ATION MADE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE PACKS INLET - NO FINDINGS. MOST PROBABLE CAUSE THAT SLUSH/DEICE FLUID WAS MOVED FROM FUSELAGE INTO APU INTAKE DURING A/C ROTATION AS THERE WAS NO PROBLEM DURING A/C TAXI.