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PIC of BE20 super king air detects smoke in cockpit, descends and gets vectors to lnk, just 50 mi away. Blower motor for front window vent had tripped a circuit breaker during its overheat and failure. Departs lnk without repairs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362788 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lnk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200/Huron |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 362788 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During cruise flight, smoke was detected. Asked controller for lower altitude, lower altitude was given. Radar vectors given to lkn visual approach was made to runway 35R. Front vent blower motor was found to be inoperative. Circuit breaker was thrown, pulled circuit breaker. No MEL on board, elected to continue without front blower. Repaired next day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF BE20 SUPER KING AIR DETECTS SMOKE IN COCKPIT, DSNDS AND GETS VECTORS TO LNK, JUST 50 MI AWAY. BLOWER MOTOR FOR FRONT WINDOW VENT HAD TRIPPED A CIRCUIT BREAKER DURING ITS OVERHEAT AND FAILURE. DEPARTS LNK WITHOUT REPAIRS.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT, SMOKE WAS DETECTED. ASKED CTLR FOR LOWER ALT, LOWER ALT WAS GIVEN. RADAR VECTORS GIVEN TO LKN VISUAL APCH WAS MADE TO RWY 35R. FRONT VENT BLOWER MOTOR WAS FOUND TO BE INOP. CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS THROWN, PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO MEL ON BOARD, ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITHOUT FRONT BLOWER. REPAIRED NEXT DAY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.