Service difficulty report · Smoke · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 28, 2005
Submitted
June 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK327
Aircraft time
3,382 hours, 2,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
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 A WHITE HAZY SMOKE LIKE VAPOR EMITTING INTO THE COCKPIT. SOON AFTER COMPLETING THE REQUIRED CHECKLISTS THE SMOKE HAD DISSIPATED AND DID NOT RETURN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED.

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