Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech C99

Difficulty date
February 1, 2013
Submitted
February 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131GP
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U225
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

ON CLIMBOUT THE PILOT REPORTED A STRONG SMOKE LIKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. BLEED HEAT VALVES WERE ON. ELECTRICAL SMOKE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. UNNECESSARY SWITCHES TURNED OFF AND SMELL SUBDUED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KDFW. DFW MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, COCKPIT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND LOWER ELECTRICAL PANELS NO DEFECTS FOUND. GROUND RUNS COMPLETED, SMELL RETURNED WHEN BLEED HEAT WAS TURNED ON AFTER 10 MINUTES WITH THE BLEED HEAT ON SMELL DISSIPATED. SUSPECT ODOR WAS FROM ENGINE WASHES COMPLETED THE PREVIOUS SHIFT. NOTE - THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT FOLLOWING THE ENGINE WASHES.

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