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Old 5th Apr 2017, 10:17
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Jetjock330
 
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with 6000 hours on the KingAir 90, 200 and 1900, I have had white smoke as well, no light up, left engine B200. The left engine igniter plugs had packed up. No tick tick tick spark during spool and then white smoke. Being stuck in the middle of Somalia, I swapped an igniter from the right engine across to replace left engine igniter, and started both again and flew back to base. After a short ground time turn around, allow a longer spool time to decrease ITT before entering the fuel and not just at the first opportunity of 14,5%. Also use a NICAD battery as opposed to lead acid. One is expensive I know, but the other certainly does give higher starter spools.

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