Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
February 26, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
38,073 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1898221
Part serial
C8404
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Air Con Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT LEVELED OFF IN CRUISE, FLT CREW NOTICED A FOUL ODOUR. FUMES BECAME QUITE STRONG & FLT CREW CALLED MX & RETURNED TO BASE. ENROUTE, SEVERAL PAX WERE SUPPLIED O2 DUE TO ODOUR. UPON INSP OF ACFT & MX RECORDS FROM PREVIOUS NIGHT, AIR TO AIR HEAT EXCHANGER ASSY FOR RT WING AIR CON SYS FOUND REPLACED. UPON REMOVAL OF EXCHANGER, ODOUR FOUND TO BE COMING FROM HEAT EXCHANGER ITSELF. ODOUR ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICALS USED IN REPAIR PROCESS OF EXCHANGER. REPAIR FACILITY CONTACTED ABOUT CHEMICALS & PROCEDURES USED FOR REPAIR OF HEAT EXCHANGERS & NORMAL PROCESS TO FLUSH EXCHANGER. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH ISOPROPYL FLUSH & OVEN DRYING PROCESS WERE MISSED ON ALL 4 HEAT EXCHANGERS.