Service difficulty report · Intake · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 6, 2015
Submitted
February 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0430
Aircraft time
8,181 hours, 9,798 cycles
Part
Intake
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WO 208-146219 FLIGHT 7775 DISCREPANCY. PILOT TURNED ON BLEED AIR IN FLIGHT & BEGAN TO SMELL TKS. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE CABIN FILLED WITH A CLOUD OF TKS VAPOR COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR VENTS. LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED AIR INTAKE & COWLING. TEST RAN WITH HEATER BLEED AIR ON HIGH, TEMP ON HIGH & COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GND. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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