Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
September 11, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK123
Aircraft time
5,364 hours, 4,408 cycles
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
5861109
Part serial
462971
Condition
Dragging
Location
Acm
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

10 MINS AFTER T/O, SMOKY ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTICED. ODOR COMING FROM RT COCKPIT. NO SMOKE OR FIRE SEEN. DONNED O2 MASKS. RETURNED W/O INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING ODOR DISSIPATED. MX INSP CONNECTOR & WIRING. NO SIGNS OF HEAT OR ARCING. A/C POWERED FOR 5 HRS, NO SMOKE OR OVERHEATING. RETURNED TO SERVICE. 12 SEPT 2005, BURNING ODOR FROM WINDOW VENT. O2 MASKS DONNED & A/C RETURNED. ODOR LIKE BURNED RUBBER, ABSENT ON TOUCHDOWN. TROUBLESHOT ENVIRON SYS IAW MM. COOLING TURBINE REPLACED. DUCTING INSP. NO DAMAGE FOUND. SIDEWALL PANEL BOTTOM FOUND UNGLUED & BLOCKING HEATED AIR. PANEL TRIMMED. ENG RUNS, ENVIRON & BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR TEMP CHKS COMPLETED. NO LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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