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With smoke coming from his audio panel a C182 pilot notifies ATC that he is leaving frequency and why. He is later criticized for leaving too soon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632199 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : eos.vor |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 688 flight time type : 145 |
| ASRS Report | 632199 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had left tul on an IFR flight plan where I had my audio panel updated. My destination was M17. About joplin I noticed my radios acting up and smoke coming out of my audio panel. I called into the controller. My radio was barely usable and I could barely hear the controller. I told him that I was going to cut my radio off and if he did not hear from me I would call in when I land. At this point I could not hear the controller. I cut my bus bar off for a couple of mins so that I could isolate the problem. I switched my audio panel to emergency and my radios worked and the smoke went away. I called the controller back and let them know I was continuing on to M17. I was asked to call kansas city on a landline and was told what I did was improper procedure. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: recall work was just completed on one of the aircraft radio units. The location of the smoke source was isolated to that unit within a few mins. Communication radio was restored and ATC was contacted. ATC encouraged reporter to land. ATC had declared an emergency when contact was lost.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH SMOKE COMING FROM HIS AUDIO PANEL A C182 PLT NOTIFIES ATC THAT HE IS LEAVING FREQ AND WHY. HE IS LATER CRITICIZED FOR LEAVING TOO SOON.
Narrative: I HAD LEFT TUL ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WHERE I HAD MY AUDIO PANEL UPDATED. MY DEST WAS M17. ABOUT JOPLIN I NOTICED MY RADIOS ACTING UP AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY AUDIO PANEL. I CALLED INTO THE CTLR. MY RADIO WAS BARELY USABLE AND I COULD BARELY HEAR THE CTLR. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO CUT MY RADIO OFF AND IF HE DID NOT HEAR FROM ME I WOULD CALL IN WHEN I LAND. AT THIS POINT I COULD NOT HEAR THE CTLR. I CUT MY BUS BAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINS SO THAT I COULD ISOLATE THE PROB. I SWITCHED MY AUDIO PANEL TO EMER AND MY RADIOS WORKED AND THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. I CALLED THE CTLR BACK AND LET THEM KNOW I WAS CONTINUING ON TO M17. I WAS ASKED TO CALL KANSAS CITY ON A LANDLINE AND WAS TOLD WHAT I DID WAS IMPROPER PROC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RECALL WORK WAS JUST COMPLETED ON ONE OF THE ACFT RADIO UNITS. THE LOCATION OF THE SMOKE SOURCE WAS ISOLATED TO THAT UNIT WITHIN A FEW MINS. COM RADIO WAS RESTORED AND ATC WAS CONTACTED. ATC ENCOURAGED RPTR TO LAND. ATC HAD DECLARED AN EMER WHEN CONTACT WAS LOST.
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.