Service difficulty report · Vane · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
May 15, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N60NE
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC760B
Aircraft time
26,254 hours, 31,575 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Vane
Part number
22008681
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
LD
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

MRR-M04-10, AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING LANDING. CREW TAXIED IN WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SUSPECT ACM COOLING TURBINE FAILURE. INITIALLY DEFERRED THE NR 1 ACM, DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND THE DESWIRL VANE CENTER SUPPORT STRUTS HAD ALL FAILED. REPLACED ACM ASSEMBLY, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE INLET AIR DESWIRL VANE SUPPORT STRUTS. THE CENTER CONE HAD SHIFTED DUE TO THE BROKEN SUPPORT STRUTS. THIS CAUSED DECREASED AIRFLOW, LEADING TO HIGHER TEMPERATURES, CAUSING SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THIS PART IS A LOW FAILURE ITEM. THE NEW PART USED TO REPLACE IS A PMA PART THAT IS ALUMINUM, NOT THE COMPOSITE COMPOSITION OF THE OLD PART. (K)