Service difficulty report · Smoke · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 5, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3114G
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC583
Aircraft time
29,992 hours, 43,814 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

MRR-M04-19, CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AS THEY WERE CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FT, DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT, DEPRESSURIZED, TURNED OFF BLEEDS, AND CONTINUED TO STATION UNPRESSURIZED. SUSPECTED ACM FAILURE OR BLEED HEAT CNTRL VALVE FAILURE. RAN BOTH ENG FOR 20 MIN, NO SMOKE NOTICABLE IN CABIN. INSPECTED LT AND TR TEMP CNTRL VALVES, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED LT AND RT ACMS, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SERVICED BOTH ACMS AND REMOVED, CLEANED, REINSTALLED WATER SOCKS. RAN ENG SECOND TIME WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPL ORIGINAL WRITE-UP. WATER SEPARATOR ICED UP, AND WHEN IT WARMED UP, STEAM CAME THROUGH, MIMICING SMOKE. (NM05200502386) (K)