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Following both engine starts at the gate; smoke from an external ipad charger connected to a charging port filled the aircraft cockpit so both engines where shut down and the battery switched off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1084769 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | DC Rectifier |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After starting right engine I started the left engine; after engine had started first officer noticed smoke rising from the right panel and looked as if it was coming up from the charging port for the ipad. I immediately shut both engines down and took the ship battery switch to off. Strong acrid smell persisted in the entire aircraft.I would suggest when ever possible have the charger removed from the charging jack so as not to have the units overheat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following both engine starts at the gate; smoke from an external iPad charger connected to a charging port filled the aircraft cockpit so both engines where shut down and the battery switched OFF.
Narrative: After starting right engine I started the left engine; after engine had started First Officer noticed smoke rising from the right panel and looked as if it was coming up from the charging port for the IPad. I immediately shut both engines down and took the ship battery switch to off. Strong acrid smell persisted in the entire aircraft.I would suggest when ever possible have the charger removed from the charging jack so as not to have the units overheat.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.