Service difficulty report · Unknown · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
August 1, 2019
Submitted
August 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671PC
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Aircraft serial
671
Aircraft time
9,548 hours, 12,054 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AF
Engine time
9,327 hours, 10,419 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AA
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

CREW SMELLED LIGHT SMOKE ODOR IN THE AFT CABIN AREA. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT TURNED AROUND AND LANDED BACK AT DEPARTURE BASE. CALLED THE ON-CALL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED CABIN AREAS. NO VISUAL SIGNS OF DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED THE AFT ACCS AIR CONDITIONING AREA. NO SIGNS OF VCCS MOTOR OR OTHER COMPONENTS SHOWING ANY ABNORMAL WEAR OR DEFECTS. RUN UP AIRCRAFT AND LOAD UP SYSTEMS INCLUDING VCCS SYSTEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY WITH NO DEFECTS OBSERVED. COULD NOT FILL OUT DEFECTIVE PART INFORMATION DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ODOR.