Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900

Difficulty date
October 2, 2018
Submitted
October 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3052K
Make and model
Beech 1900
Aircraft serial
UB70
Aircraft time
28,821 hours, 41,889 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE INFLIGHT THERE WAS SMOKE OR VAPOR COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PILOT AND CO-PILOTS SEATS, WHERE THE FLOOR VENTS ARE LOCATED. THE ENVIRONMENTAL BLEED AIR HAD BEEN TURNED ON AND THERE WAS NO SMELL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SMOKE OR VAPOR OBSERVED. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS RELATIVELY COOL DUE TO RECENT PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE PILOT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES TURNED OFF ENVIRONMENTAL BLEED AIR AND THE SMOKE/VAPOR DISSIPATED. THE PILOT LANDED IN KPHX WITHOUT INCIDENT AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THEN REMOVED THE SEATS (CO-PILOT AND PILOT) AND REMOVED FLOOR PANELS IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE WIRING AND BLEED AIR PLUMBING AND FOUND NOTHING THAT COULD BE CREATING SMOKE. MAINTENANCE RE-INSTALLED THE FLOOR PANELS AND SEATING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND NO SUBSEQUENT ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

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