Service difficulty report · Unknown · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
January 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0024
Aircraft time
9,250 hours, 12,521 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Engine time
8,940 hours, 11,355 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

THE PIC REPORTED A SMOKE SMELL AND SAW SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID AN AIR TURNBACK AND LANDED SAFELY. TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS MET BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND TOWED TO THE RAMP. TROUBLESHOOTING IS NOW IN PROGRESS.

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