Service difficulty report · Duct · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
June 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Duct
Condition
Loose
Location
E/E Bay
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE CREW NOTED THAT THE LEFT ESSENTIAL BUS WAS ABNORMALLY HOT, SHORTLY AFTER THE NR 1 AUDIO CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE HOT AIR DUCT IN THE LEFT ESSENTIAL BUS AREA HAD BECOME DISLODGED DIRECTING HOT AIR ONTO THE BUS. IN ADDITION, THE NR 1 AUDIO PANEL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS FOUND CRACKED.