Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 15, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE210
Aircraft time
39,174 hours, 46,717 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 10,000FT PILOT BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS. MOMENTS LATER THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LEFT AC BUS FAILURE AND BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CO-PILOTS SIDE OF THE AVIONICS PANEL. IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED WITH THE MEMORY ITEM OF TURNING OFF THE LEFT AC BUS INVERTER. THE PILOT BEGAN TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT USING STANDBY INSTRUMENTS AND SHORTLY AFTER DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEPILOT ALSO DONNED MY 02 MASK WHILE RUNNING THE QRH FOR THE AC BUS FAILURE AND RECEIVING VECTORS FOR THE ILS RWY32 INTO KHUF. UPON LANDING THE PILOT SAFELY VACATED THE RUNWAY AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON A TAXIWAY.

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