Service difficulty report · Smoke · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
June 2, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N151QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK422
Aircraft time
447 hours, 400 cycles
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

UNKNOWN SOURCE OF SMOKE AND ODOR ENTERING CABIN THROUGH UPPER/REAR LAV AREA DURING FLIGHT FROM IAD TO ORF, DIVERTED TO NHK. AIR CONDITIONER AND GALLEY WERE SHUT OFF AND WE ISOLTED CABIN PRESSURE SOURCE TO RT ENGINE ONLY. ANY OR ALL 3 OF THESE ACTIONS CAUSED THE SMOKE AND ODOR TO DISSAPATE. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED . INSPECTED ECS DUCT AND OP CHECK ECS, AIR CYCLE AND VAPOR CYCLE COOLING SYSTEM. ALL SYSTEMS OP CHECK GOOD, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW MM, CHP 21-50-00, 21-51-00,71-00-00. PERFORMED CHECK FLIGHT AND NO SMOKE WAS FOUND.

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