Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 3, 2014
Submitted
April 7, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49UC
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC49
Aircraft time
17,364 hours, 25,753 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT DURING FINAL APPROACH TO DFW. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE, OR TAKE ANY EMERGENCY ACTION. INSPECTED WIRING CONDUITS BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, LT & RT CB PANELS & RT LOWER LATERAL PANEL INSIDE COCKPIT. INSPECTED UNDER FLOOR CIRCUIT BOARDS, COMPONENTS & COMPONENT WIRING & VENT BLOWER MOTOR INSTALLATION. NO EVIDENCE OF ELEC ARCING OR BURNING WAS FOUND. RAN ENGS FOR 30 MINUTES WITH ALL ELEC SYS LOADED, SQUAWK COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

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