Service difficulty report · Odor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 5, 2004
Submitted
December 7, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK209
Aircraft time
5,046 hours, 4,138 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED THAT THE CABIN HAD FILLED WITH AN ELECTRICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL SMELLING SMOKE. AIRCRAFT HAD DIVERTED TO KSAV. MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH ENGINES AND OPERATED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. THE FREON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ALSO RAN. NO SMOKE NOR ELECTRICAL SMELL COULD BE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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