Service difficulty report · Valve Housing · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
August 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Engine
Allsn 501D22A
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60117
Part
Valve Housing
Part number
582855
Condition
Cover Cracked
Location
#3 Propeller
Component
Hamstd
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE CABIN. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND RH AC BUS WERE ISOLATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND #3 PROPELLER VALVE HOUSING COVER WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING OIL. FRICTION ON SLIP RING GENERATED SMOKE WHICH WAS INJESTED BY THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. VALVE HOUSING COVER, SLIP RING AND BRUSH BLOCK WERE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.