Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 30, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft time
30,826 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20475546
Condition
Overserviced
Stage of operation
CL
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) FLIGHT CREW OBSERVED SMOKE IN CABIN. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE. MX WAS CALLED AND UPON INSP FOUND EXCESSIVE OIL IN UNIT AND OIL SMEARED AROUND THE PANEL BY THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. THE OIL LEVEL WAS ADJUSTED AND THE EXCESS AMOUNT WAS REMOVED. ACFT GROUND TESTS SERVICEABLE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.