Service difficulty report · Unknown · Israel GALAXY

Difficulty date
April 25, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Israel GALAXY
Engine
Pwc PW306A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) A PAX REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. THE EVENT WAS NOTED DURING CLIMB FROM AT APPROX 12K FEET. SUSPECTED THE ISSUE TO BE OIL MIST. DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE ACFT LANDED & TAXIED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT IT APPEARS TO BE WORSE WHEN NR 2 ENG BLEED SELECTED. A TECHNICIAN IS ON SITE. GND RUNS OF 5 MINUTE WERE PERFORMED & UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. MFG PROPOSED TO PERFORM A COAT ANALYSIS. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE & PROVIDE INFORMATION THROUGH SUBSEQUENT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REVIEW MEETING & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS OR OTHER AGREED UPON COMMUNICATIONS.

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