Service difficulty report · Duct · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
June 27, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft time
19,494 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Duct
Condition
Chafed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, WHEN CABIN HEATER WAS TURNED ON, OIL WAS BLOWN INTO THE COCKPIT CAUSING OIL MISTING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND COCKPIT FLOOR AT THE FOOT WARMERS, THE HOT BLEED AIR ALSO CAUSED THE OIL IN THE LINE TO SMOKE. HEATER WAS THEN SHUTOFF AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSP REVEALED THAT THE BLEED AIR LINE IN THE NR 1 ENG BAY WAS CHAFED THROUGH FROM AN INCORRECTLY POSITIONED ENGINE PAN AT LAST ENGINE INSTALLATION. THE RESULTING 3 INCH BREECH OF THE LINE ALLOWED OIL FROM LEAKING SEALS TO RUN DOWN THE PAN AND INTO THE BREECH. BLEED AIR LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE PAN REPOSITIONED, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPERATOR CARRIED OUT FLEET WIDE INSP FOR LIKE PROBLEM (S).