Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
November 6, 2012
Submitted
November 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N132QS
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK427
Aircraft time
3,119 hours, 2,913 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
3,119 hours, 2,913 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

WHEN PERFORMING OCF: RAN ACFT ON GROUND FOR 10 MINS AT VARIOUS HIGH AND LOW POWER SETTINGS (BLEEDS ON) NO ABNORMAL ODORS PRESENT. ON TAKEOFF JUST AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, A STRONG ENVIORMENTAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. NO VISABLE SMOKE BUT FUMES WERE VERY STRONG. SELECTED LT THEN RT ON BLEED SOURCE WITH NO APPARENT CHANGE IN ODOR OR INTENSITY (WAITED APPOX 1 MIN BETWEEN SELECTIONS) SELECTED SOURCE TO OFF. WHILE INTENSITY OF FUMES SEEMED TO DEMINISH THE CABIN NEVER CLEARED OUT. NEVER TURNED ON WING OR ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON. R & R THE RT ENGINE WITH A LOANER ENGINE INSPECTED IAW MM 71-00-00. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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