Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
June 13, 2014
Submitted
June 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N49UC
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC49
Aircraft time
17,470 hours, 25,896 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT THROUGH 5000’ AGL PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RT SUB PANEL & COULD SMELL BURNING ODOR. TURNED OFF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL ELEC EQUIP & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO LONGER NOTICED THE ODOR ONCE THROTTLES WERE REDUCED TO IDLE. TROUBLESHOOTING & INSPECTION REVEALED ACM OIL LEVEL TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, GND RUN OPS CHECKS FOUND LIGHT VAPOR ON INITIAL START & CHECK OF THE ACM SYS AT FULL COLD MANUAL MODE. TRANSITIONED TO FULL HOT & IMMEDIATELY VAPOR DISSIPATED, RAN VARIOUS ENGS POWER SETTINGS WHILE IN FULL HOT & NO DEFECTS NOTED. TRANSITIONED BACK TO FULL COLD RAN ENGS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS FOR 15 MINUTES & VERIFIED NO VAPOR OR SMOKE COMING FROM PILOT OR FIRST OFFICER ACM VENTS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY.

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