Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 15, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
11,742 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Duct
Condition
Overheated
Location
Exhaust
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, F, D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TAXI THE LT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON STEADY AND BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER.A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE HEAT DAMAGE TO THE EXHAUST DUCT AND ASPIRATOR BUT A CURSORY INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES HOT SECTION REVEALED NO DAMAGE.THE ENGINE, ASPIRATOR AND EXHAUST DUCT WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CAUSE OF THE OVERTEMP IS UNDETERMINED, PENDING AN ENGINE TEARDOWN.