Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech B200

Difficulty date
September 14, 2026
Submitted
September 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531LM
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1852
Aircraft time
6,358 hours, 5,488 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
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

PILOTS NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MEDICAL CREW ONBOARD CONFIRMED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE COPILOTS INSTRUMENT PANEL NEAR THE SIDEWALL. THE CREW ACTIVATED THE O2 MASKS TO DROP AND TURNED OFF THE BLEED AIR AND SMOKE APPEARED TO CLEAR. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED TO TOWER THAT THEY NEED TO RETURN TO BASE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. SMOKE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT ON DECENT TO FAI. MAINT IS CURRENTLY WORKING THIS ISSUE NOW AND WILL UPDATE THE SDR VIA ANOTHER REPORT ONCE MORE INFO IS AVAILABLE.

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