Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 23, 2005
Submitted
November 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N718TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK195
Aircraft time
6,374 hours, 5,112 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Fumes
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

KAPA - TRIP ID NR 935454, THE CREW REPORTED SMELLING VERY STRONG FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FUMES COMING FROM THE "EYEBALL" VENTS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BURNED THE EYES AND THROATS OF THE CREW. OXYGEN MASKS WERE DONNED, AND A/C WAS RETURNED TO KAPA. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE IN KAPA W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DISCOVERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN CONTROL LINES LEADING TO THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVES TO BE SWAPPED. THE LINES AT CONTROL VALVES WERE INSTALLED, AND A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF CABIN AND COCKPIT TEMPERATURE CONTROL WAS PERFORMED. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITH NO NOTED DEFECTS. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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