Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 9, 2007
Submitted
July 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471LX
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK506
Aircraft time
389 hours, 341 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AFT BLOWER WAS TURNED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE BASE OF DEPARTURE. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RT CABIN SIDEWALL WAS VERY HOT WITH THE TEMPERATURE SET FULL COLD. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM DEFECTIVE CAUSING HIGH TEMPERATURE BLEED AIR TO ENTER THE CABIN AIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE AUTO TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MANUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS MEL'D AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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