Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 6, 2017
Submitted
October 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC738
Aircraft time
31,751 hours, 40,480 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
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

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING CLIMB OUT, GOING THROUGH 11,000 FEET, DETECTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND WHILE PASSING THROUGH 14,000 FEET. THE COCKPIT BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR SMOKE IN THE AIRCRAFT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM DUCT WORK AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND OPERATED THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS IN FULL HOT AND FULL COLD MODES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ODOR. THE OPERATION OF ALL ELECTRONICS AND AVIONICS WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.