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Be-400 captain reported feeling pressure from the company to not write up an air conditioning malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1569293 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechjet 400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Air Conditioning Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 14000 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I noticed a 'hot' smell after departure -- I then thought it must be a dirty or moldy 'sock' [smell] from the acm (air cycle machine) and continued flight. When descending; the cabin became incredibly hot like hot bleed air was entering the cabin. Upon landing and exiting the aircraft equipped with air-conditioning; the cabin was hotter than the outside air temperature. I then contacted the company; which contacted outstation maintenance and was determined that he could not fix the hot rubber smell entering into the cabin during a high power run-up. The table in the cabin was so hot that I could not touch the metal hinges; and I was not going to put passengers on that aircraft without proper maintenance.the company asked me not to write the malfunction so the aircraft could be worked on [at home base]. [Another crew] flew a replacement aircraft for us to continue. The [other crew] flew the [aircraft] back to [home base] with the confirmed 'hot air' entering into the cabin so it could be fixed at the home base. I felt pressured to not write up the malfunction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-400 Captain reported feeling pressure from the company to not write up an air conditioning malfunction.
Narrative: I noticed a 'hot' smell after departure -- I then thought it must be a dirty or moldy 'sock' [smell] from the ACM (Air Cycle Machine) and continued flight. When descending; the cabin became incredibly hot like hot bleed air was entering the cabin. Upon landing and exiting the aircraft equipped with air-conditioning; the cabin was hotter than the outside air temperature. I then contacted the company; which contacted outstation maintenance and was determined that he could not fix the hot rubber smell entering into the cabin during a high power run-up. The table in the cabin was so hot that I could not touch the metal hinges; and I was NOT going to put passengers on that aircraft without proper maintenance.The company asked me NOT to write the malfunction so the aircraft could be worked on [at home base]. [Another crew] flew a replacement aircraft for us to continue. The [other crew] flew the [aircraft] back to [home base] with the confirmed 'hot air' entering into the cabin so it could be fixed at the home base. I felt pressured to not write up the malfunction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.