Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 10, 2013
Submitted
February 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546LM
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1235
Aircraft time
7,083 hours, 6,760 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

ACFT WAS AT TOP OF DESCENT, NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND A LIGHT SHEEN OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROTOCOL FOR CABIN SMOKE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NO ELECTRICAL ANOMOLIES WITH EITHER THE ACFT OR ANY OF THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ON BOARD. THERE WAS A PIECE OF TAPE FOUND IN THE DUCTING FOR THE HEATING SYS THAT SHOWED SIGNS OF SCORCHING. TAPE WAS REMOVED. ACFT WAS GROUND OPERATED FOR TWO HOURS, PERFORMING FUNCTION CHECKS ON ALL SYSTEMS WITH NO FURTHER OCCURENCE OF ANY SMOKE OR ODOR IN CABIN. ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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