SDR 16301

Service difficulty report · Breather Tube · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
January 4, 2008
Submitted
February 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1131
Aircraft time
633 hours, 463 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Breather Tube
Part number
80K347597801
Condition
Kinked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
633 hours, 633 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FL280, CREW CALLED INTO OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER TO ADVISE OF AN UNKNOWN ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT, AND SLIGHT VISIBLE SMOKE. THE CREW PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLES AND THE SMOKE DISAPPATED. THEY THEN POWERED BACK UP AND THE SMOKE WENT AWAY. THE ODOR REMAINED AND AT THAT POINT, THE SIC CONTACED ATC TO DELCARE AN EMERGENCY FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THEY CHANGED THEIR FLIGHT DESTINATION TO ELM FROM CYYZ IN THE PROCESS. THE PIC, NOT WANTING TO DOWN-GRADE THE EMERGENCY STATUS, GOT ON THE RADIOS AND ADVISED THAT ALL IS WELL AND THAT THE ROLLING OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES WAS NOT NECESSARY. FOUND BREATHER TUBE KINKED.