Service difficulty report · Odor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 29, 2006
Submitted
July 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453CW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK53
Aircraft time
6,950 hours, 5,806 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KPDX - KSAN THE CREW REPORTED A BRIEF ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WHILE EN ROUTE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. AN INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AVIONICS SYSTEM AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WAS PERFORMED WHILE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION. A TEST FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED TO OPERATIONALLY CHECK THE AIRCRAFT AVIONICS SYSTEMS. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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