BE90 pilot reports smoke rising from between glare shield and windshield. Declares an emergency.

Attributes
ACN	708391
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zzz.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	708391
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Smoke rising from between glare shield and windshield. Declared emergency. Proceeded with emergency descent. Shut off windshield heat; AC; radar; GPS; RNAV; DME and #2 communication. Leveled off at 13000 ft MSL for traffic. Smoke stopped and cockpit cleared of all odors. Re-filed flight plan and climbed to FL210; proceeded without further complications. Aircraft inspected; found loose connector on windshield heat lead.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE90 PLT RPTS SMOKE RISING FROM BTWN GLARE SHIELD AND WINDSHIELD. DECLARES AN EMER.

Narrative: SMOKE RISING FROM BTWN GLARE SHIELD AND WINDSHIELD. DECLARED EMER. PROCEEDED WITH EMER DSCNT. SHUT OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT; AC; RADAR; GPS; RNAV; DME AND #2 COM. LEVELED OFF AT 13000 FT MSL FOR TFC. SMOKE STOPPED AND COCKPIT CLEARED OF ALL ODORS. RE-FILED FLT PLAN AND CLBED TO FL210; PROCEEDED WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. ACFT INSPECTED; FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR ON WINDSHIELD HEAT LEAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.