SDR RU3A1014

Service difficulty report · Filter · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
April 12, 2010
Submitted
April 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF13
Aircraft time
12,778 hours, 6,834 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
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

AFTER COMPLETION OF PAR FIFTY (50) FOOT RECORDED RUN, POWER APPLIED AND CLIMB TO ASSIGNED HEADING (360 DEGREES) AND ALTITUDE (3000 MSL) INITIATED. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED WITH POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB AND APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES NOSE UP ATTITUDE. UPON REACHING V2 PLUS 14 KTS FLAPS RETRACTED TO FULL UP POSITION. AS FLAPS MOVED TO FULL UP POSITION, COCKPIT CREW AND THEN REAR CABIN CREW NOTICED STRONG "BURNT TOAST" SMELL THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO HOMEBASE (APPROX 7 NM FROM WORK LOCATION) AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT GIVEN TO MAINTENANCE WHO CONDUCTED GROUND RUNS AND NOTICED SAME SMELL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT EVAPORATOR FILTERS AND RAN ENGINES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND AT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS.