Service difficulty report · Controller · Swrngn SA227*

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA227*
Aircraft time
25,528 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE33112UHR
Part
Controller
Part number
HYLZ50434001
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE WHEN FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND "LAV FIRE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS - MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED TEMP CONTROLLER AND SMOKE DETECTOR PN 72-111111-000 BURNED INTERNALLY - IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHICH WENT 1ST. BOTH UNITS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20101206020)