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Smoke in cockpit resulted in the flight crew donning oxygen masks to breath. No way to communication with ATC since the mask did not have built-in mikes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mkc |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 3300 |
| ASRS Report | 285561 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Coming from sioux falls, sd, to mkc on air carrier X flight number (scheduled run) and while on a 7000 ft MSL downwind to runway 1L, we experienced cockpit smoke (yellow in color) coming from the first officer's windshield right lower corner. Advised ATC, completed memory items and did all checklists as per our training and landed uneventfully. Smoke dissipated immediately after dumping cabin and shutting down windshield anti-ice. Windshield was turned on because of tower reports of larger bodies of migrating birds. Did not declare an emergency, just asked to be #1 for the airport, which ATC did. Discovered that windshield on first officer's side was the cause of smoke. An electric wire had gotten loose and burned some rubber at the connection point. What is incredible is that the FAA certified this airplane for part 25 and it doesn't have boom mikes or oxygen masks and we don't even require goggles. If smoke would have been dense, we would have not been able to see or talk to ATC. God knows if we ever would have made it to the airport. Can you guys pass this to the FAA? The type of airplane is a beech 1900C model flown by air carrier X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMOKE IN COCKPIT RESULTED IN THE FLC DONNING OXYGEN MASKS TO BREATH. NO WAY TO COM WITH ATC SINCE THE MASK DID NOT HAVE BUILT-IN MIKES.
Narrative: COMING FROM SIOUX FALLS, SD, TO MKC ON ACR X FLT NUMBER (SCHEDULED RUN) AND WHILE ON A 7000 FT MSL DOWNWIND TO RWY 1L, WE EXPERIENCED COCKPIT SMOKE (YELLOW IN COLOR) COMING FROM THE FO'S WINDSHIELD R LOWER CORNER. ADVISED ATC, COMPLETED MEMORY ITEMS AND DID ALL CHKLISTS AS PER OUR TRAINING AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SMOKE DISSIPATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER DUMPING CABIN AND SHUTTING DOWN WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE. WINDSHIELD WAS TURNED ON BECAUSE OF TWR RPTS OF LARGER BODIES OF MIGRATING BIRDS. DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER, JUST ASKED TO BE #1 FOR THE ARPT, WHICH ATC DID. DISCOVERED THAT WINDSHIELD ON FO'S SIDE WAS THE CAUSE OF SMOKE. AN ELECTRIC WIRE HAD GOTTEN LOOSE AND BURNED SOME RUBBER AT THE CONNECTION POINT. WHAT IS INCREDIBLE IS THAT THE FAA CERTIFIED THIS AIRPLANE FOR PART 25 AND IT DOESN'T HAVE BOOM MIKES OR OXYGEN MASKS AND WE DON'T EVEN REQUIRE GOGGLES. IF SMOKE WOULD HAVE BEEN DENSE, WE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE OR TALK TO ATC. GOD KNOWS IF WE EVER WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE ARPT. CAN YOU GUYS PASS THIS TO THE FAA? THE TYPE OF AIRPLANE IS A BEECH 1900C MODEL FLOWN BY ACR X.
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.