Service difficulty report · Unknown · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
March 14, 2018
Submitted
March 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N249DH
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT631B
Aircraft time
26,826 hours, 22,496 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
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 AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KDFW THAT WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM WAS SELECTED TO THE MANUAL HOT POSITION THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE PILOT FOLLOWING THE QRH FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, PROCEDURES AND TURNED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM OFF. THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AND THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC TO REQUEST A RETURN TO KDFW. ATC GRANTED THE REQUEST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CLEARED THE PILOT TO LAND. THE PILOT LANDED BACK IN KDFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL FIRE AND THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACTUAL FIRE, THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE IS STILL UNDER EVALUATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL NEED TO BE FILED.