SDR RU3A0101

Service difficulty report · Smoke · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
April 4, 2001
Submitted
April 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N72
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF7
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

ACRID FOUL SMELLING SMOKE PERMEATED CABIN, ENVIROMENTAL TEMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. SMOKE DISSIPATED. CABIN TEMP INCREASED BECAUSE FORWARD AND AFT BLOWER MOTORS WERE INOPERATIVE. DID NOT REQUEST CRASH EQUIPMENT. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE AFTER 30 MINUTE RUN UP WITH CREW PRESENT. ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION.