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BE20 pilot reported detecting a burning plastic smell on taxi. After shutdown; the odor was attributed to an overheated flap motor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1437680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Flap Control (Trailing & Leading Edge) |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
On taxi out to runway xy we smelled a plastic burning smell. I also saw a little haze in the cabin. I shut the air conditioning off (the bleed air was not on yet) and told ground we had a problem and wanted to return to the ramp. Shutting off the aircraft didn't help so I decided to shut down the airplane and get everyone off. I told ground I was shutting down and requested assistance.no one was injured and no sign of fire. The flap limit switch was set incorrectly and the flap motor overheated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE20 pilot reported detecting a burning plastic smell on taxi. After shutdown; the odor was attributed to an overheated flap motor.
Narrative: On taxi out to Runway XY we smelled a plastic burning smell. I also saw a little haze in the cabin. I shut the air conditioning off (the bleed air was not on yet) and told Ground we had a problem and wanted to return to the ramp. Shutting off the aircraft didn't help so I decided to shut down the airplane and get everyone off. I told Ground I was shutting down and requested assistance.No one was injured and no sign of fire. The flap limit switch was set incorrectly and the flap motor overheated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.