A be-58 pilot detected electrical fumes in flight but all system indicators were normal so he contin...

Attributes
ACN	1102716
Time
Date	201307
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	AC Generation Indicating and Warning System
Person 1
Function	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:

About 30 minutes into the flight; I noticed a strong; burning odor coming from the nose of the aircraft that smelled electrical in nature. I looked for any secondary indication of an actual problem. Both of the load meters were reading correctly and there was no indication of smoke in the cockpit. I continued to my scheduled destination since I was about 20 minutes out with several airports available for diverting if needed.once shutdown on the ramp; I opened the nose baggage compartment and heard the acid in the battery boiling along with the overwhelming smell of sulfuric acid. I immediately informed maintenance and wrote up the aircraft. It would be nice if the baron had an ammeter to indicate if there is an issue with the battery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE-58 pilot detected electrical fumes in flight but all system indicators were normal so he continued to his filed destination where he discovered a boiling battery along with a sulfuric acid odor.

Narrative: About 30 minutes into the flight; I noticed a strong; burning odor coming from the nose of the aircraft that smelled electrical in nature. I looked for any secondary indication of an actual problem. Both of the load meters were reading correctly and there was no indication of smoke in the cockpit. I continued to my scheduled destination since I was about 20 minutes out with several airports available for diverting if needed.Once shutdown on the ramp; I opened the nose baggage compartment and heard the acid in the battery boiling along with the overwhelming smell of sulfuric acid. I immediately informed maintenance and wrote up the aircraft. It would be nice if the Baron had an ammeter to indicate if there is an issue with the battery.

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.

A be-58 pilot detected electrical fumes in flight but all system indicators were normal so he continued to his filed destination where he discovered a boiling battery along with a sulfuric acid odor.