What was found
FLIGHT: 2043 TNT/FLL, DURING FLIGHT AIRCRAFT COCKPIT SMELLS LIKE FUEL THE ODOR WAS OVERWELMING. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS NO FUEL ODOR NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- September 24, 2007
- Submitted
- October 3, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N53545
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE185
- Aircraft time
- 24,880 hours, 29,983 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67D
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.