What was found
"WHEN BLEED AIR IS TURNED ON, SMOKE ENTERS COCKPIT." "INSPECTED, NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT." CAUSE SUSPECTED TO BE DIRT/DUST IN BLEED AIR HEAT/VENT DISTRIBUTION.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2025
- Submitted
- July 10, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N707RA
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B5120
- Aircraft time
- 8,679 hours, 16,188 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A140
- Engine time
- 2,510 hours, 4,665 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cabin
- Component
- Air Dist · Cessna
- 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.