Service difficulty report · Terminal · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
November 21, 2010
Submitted
November 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE153
Aircraft time
32,533 hours, 43,032 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Cockpit Window
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY NOTICED A SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AFTER AN ODOR AND VISUAL LEAK OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE CAPTIANS WINDOW AT THE LOWER FWD CORNER. ENG ANTI-ICE AND ENGINE AUTO IGNITION WERE ON FOR TAKEOFF AND SHORTLY AFTER ALL ICE PROTECTION WAS TURNED ON AND LT ON FOR FEW IMINUTES. ONCE THEY WERE FREE OF ICE IT WAS ALL TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR WINDSHILED ANTI-ICE AND ENG AUTO-IGNITION APPROX 15 MINUTES LATER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED AND THEY TURNED OFF THOSE 2 ITEMS AND CONTINUED WITH MEMEORY ITEMS FOR SMOKE AND FUMES. THE SMOKE LASTED ONLY 2-3 MINUTES AND THEN STOPPED. THE SMOKE WAS EITHER WHITE OR GRAY, HOWEVER IT WAS HARD TO DETERMINE. MX FOUND THE POWER IN LINE TO THE CAPTAINS WINDSHILED HEAT LOOSE. MX TIGHTENED THE TERMINAL. OPS OF THE SYS WAS GOOD IAW MM 30-40-00.

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