Service difficulty report · Acm · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
August 15, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
30,233 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Acm
Part number
7756355
Condition
Smoke
Part time
1,705 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW OF THE B1900D ON TAKE-OFF ROLL REJECTED THE TAKE-OFF DUE TO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT & CABIN. THE CREW WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE AND DEPLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER THE PASSENGERS WERE DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ASSESSED BY ESSENTIAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. ONCE DETERMINED THAT NO FIRE WAS PRESENT MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A POST INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. A START-UP AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF SYSTEMS WAS DONE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE (ACM) WAS AT FAULT. WITH THE LEFT/RIGHT ENVIRO SWITCHES SELECTED TO THE Ï¿½OPENÏ¿½ POSITION SMOKE WAS EVIDENT, WITH THE SWITCHES SELECTED TO THE Ï¿½OFFÏ¿½ POSITION THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED UNDER MEL PROTOCOL 21-01-1 AND RE-POSITIONED TO A MAINTENANCE BASE WHERE THE ACM WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE FAULTY ACM WAS LEAKING OIL INTERNALLY AT THE BLOWER MOTOR SECTION.

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