Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
March 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330AF
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB38
Aircraft time
32,350 hours, 46,718 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED DURING APPROACH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL ODOR FOLLOWED BY LIGHT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND TURNED THE BLEED SYSTEM TO THE OFF POSITION AND REPORTED THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND BLEED AIR SYSTEMS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH BLEED AIR AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ON HIGH AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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