Service difficulty report · Smoke · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 4, 2005
Submitted
October 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK57
Aircraft time
5,107 hours, 4,434 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, LT GENERATOR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER APPROX 1-2 MIN, LIGHT SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE LT SIDE OF COCKPIT. AN IMMEDIATE DESCENT WAS INITIATED, ANTI-ICING SYS FOR WINGS, HORIZ STAB, ENGINES WERE TURNED ON. AFTER ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED ON, BLEED AIR DUCT FAIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED FOR APPROX 1 MINUTE, THEN EXTINGUISHED. AT 10,000 FT ALTITUDE, SMOKE HAD CLEARED AND GENERATOR WAS ABLE TO BE RESET. AC WAS DIVERTED, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. MAINT RAN AC ON GROUND, LT GENERATOR WAS CYCLED ON AND OFF AND WAS RESET. GENERATOR OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. BLEED AIR DUCT FAILURE INDICATION, AND INCIDENT OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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