Service difficulty report · Moisture Vapor · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 10, 2000
Submitted
August 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159MC
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC728B
Part
Moisture Vapor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 1308 - DFW - PASSENGERS REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN TO THE CREW. CREW SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND EVACUATED PASSENGERS. THE HUMIDITY WAS EXTREMELY HIGH, WITH A VERY SMALL TEMPERATURE SPREAD BETWEEN DEWPOINT AND TEMPERATURE. THIS CAUSED THE RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE AIR TO CONDENSE AS IT CAME OUT OF THE FLOOR LEVEL DUCTS. MULTIPLE ENGINE GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH BLEEDS SET TO BOTH HOT AND COLD. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE ACTIVATED. MALFUNTION WAS DUPLICATED WITH BOTH BLEEDS SET TO FULL COLD. CONDENSATION, NOT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE AIR DUCTS DUE TO HIGH HUMIDITY AND DEWPOINT/TEMPERATURE SPREAD. (M)