Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 21, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
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) ENROUTE WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW ENCOUNTERED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH ARFF STANDING BY. ARFF PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ACFT AFTER LANDING AND FOUND NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR SMOKE ON BOARD. ALL PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AT THE GATE AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED THE INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE THE ACFT WAS DE-ICED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, A QTY OF THE DE-ICING FLUID ENTERED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS CAUSING THE ODOR AND THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION PRIOR TO RETURNING THE ACFT BACK INTO SERVICE. SOURCE, TSB DAILY REPORT.