Service difficulty report · Rotor · Braero HS7482B

Difficulty date
November 13, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Braero HS7482B
Aircraft time
22,330 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART532*
Part
Rotor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Supercharger
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, PILOTS SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. AT SAME TIME FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED COCKPIT THAT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR HAD GONE OFF. A/C DEPRESSURIZED & EMERG DESCENT MADE, FOLLOWED BY UNSCHED LDG IN LA RONGE, SK. AIR-COND SYS OPERATED NORMALLY ON SUBSEQUENT MAINT GROUND RUNS (NO SMOKE). INVEST. OF CAUSE REVEALED THAT NR 1 SUPERCHARGER HAD DAMAGED ROTOR. APPROX 4 SQUARE IN OF MATERIAL W ERE BROKEN OUT OF ROTOR. DOWNSTREAM DUCTING&COMPONENTS WERE REMVD&INSP FOR DAMAGE & CONTAMINATION, WITH NONE FOUND. ACCESSORY GEAREBOX INSP FOR DAMAGE WITH NONE FOUND. SUPERCHARGER REPL WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, & A/C DISPATCHED WITH NO FU