Service difficulty report · Smoke · Lear 31

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
January 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N888CP
Make and model
Lear 31
Aircraft serial
31003
Aircraft time
3,774 hours, 3,384 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73123B
Engine time
3,774 hours, 3,366 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
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

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED AN ODOROUS VAPOR IN THE CABIN. FOLLOWING CONTACT WITH ATC AND REDUCING CABIN AIR INFLOW, THE CREW IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT UNEVENTFULLY. THE SMOKE OR VAPOR ACCUMULATION BEGAN DISSIPATING FOLLOWING ENGINE POWER REDUCTION. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED AS FURTHER INFORMATION IS ACQUIRED.

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