Service difficulty report · Overheat · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 11, 2000
Submitted
January 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC700
Part
Overheat
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLT 2563 - GDV - IN CRUISE BETWEEN STATIONS ON SHORT FLT THE RT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. THE RT BLEED WAS SHUTOFF AND GEAR WAS EXTENDED PER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. CREW SELECTED FULL HOT ON THE TEMP CONTROLLER ON ITITIAL CLIMB-OUT IN COOL CONDITIONS. THIS, COUPLED WITH THE GEAR IN THE WELL WITH WARM BRAKES, CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE CREW EXTENDED THE GEAR AND TURNED OFF THE RT BLEED IAW EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES. THE CREW ALSO NOTED BLUE SMOKE IN CABIN THAT DISSIPATED WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND BLEED WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER T/S, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE RIGHT TEMP CONTROLLER OVERSHOT THE INITIAL TEMP SETTING AND ALLOWED TO MUCH BLEED AIR INTO SYSTEM WHEN ITITIAL