SDR 2003F00585

Service difficulty report · Wire · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
June 7, 2003
Submitted
September 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453LA
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC852B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UA
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Switch
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DESCENT TO THE STATION, HOT AIR AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT BLEED, WITH THE RIGHT BLEED SHUTOFF AND DEFERRED. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND LANDED AT THE NEXT STATION, WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST. THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS RECEIVING AN UNCOMMANDED OPEN SIGNAL, THE ENVIRONMENTAL AIR DUCTING GOT HOT, WHICH CAUSED SMOKE. FOND INTERMITTENT FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN WIRE ON A DIODE ON THE BLEED SWITCH. THE DIODE WIRE HAD BROKEN AT THE CRIMP CONNECTOR, WHICH WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE THE CIRCUIT, CAUSING AN UNCOMMANDED BLEED VALVE OPENING. THE DEFERRED RIGHT ACM WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THIS TIME. (M)