SDR 97ZZZM178

Service difficulty report · Auto Ignition Sw · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
January 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26906
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC654B
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Part
Auto Ignition Sw
Part number
31057463
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

OTZ-ANC - DURING CLIMB, THE CREW SMELLED BURNING OIL, IN COCKPIT. CREW ISOLATED IT TO THE LT BLEED AIR SYS AND SHUT IT OFF. ALSO, NOTED THE LT OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. CREW INITIATED A PRE-PLANNED ENG SHUTDOWN USING THE ABNORM CHECKLIST. AFTER THE ENG WAS SECURED, NOTIFIED ATC THEY HAD SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND DECLARED AND EMERG. MADE A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. CAPT NOTICED A LOT OF OIL ON THE EXT OF THE LT ENG COWLING. MX FOUND THE LT ENG AUTO-IGNITION SWITCH BROKE OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL LEAK AND THE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. MX REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH A PLUG TO FERRY THE A/C FOR REPAIRS. INSTALLED AUTO-IGNITION SWITCH. A/C RELEASED FOR SERVICE.