Service difficulty report · Bearing · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 30, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
31,441 hours
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
Bearing
Condition
Seized
Location
Cooling Turbine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LDG /DURING TAXI TO TERMINAL BLDG CREW NOTICED A SMOKY HAZE IN FWD CABIN& COCKPIT AREA. THEY IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF LEFT & RIGHT BLEED AIR SWITCHES & THEN ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN ENGINES WHEN THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE WITH SWITCHES SELECTED OFF.THE CREW & PASSENGERS DEPLANED A/C W/O FURTHER INCID.. MAINT RETURNED A/C TO TH HANGAR & BEGAN AN INSP INTO CAUES OF INCID.. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT LEFT AIR-COND, COOLING TURBINE WAS INOPERATIVE & HAD SEIZED. IT APPEARS THAT BEARING IN THEUNIT IS AT FAULT, RESULTING IN AN IMBALANCE IN ROTATING IMPELLER. THIS RESULTED IN IMPELLER RUBBING ON SHROUD CAUSING IT TO FAIL