What was found
SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE WHEN HIGH PRESSURE BLEED AIR IN USE. SMOKE CAUSED BY A DIRTY HEAT EXCHANGER. CLEANED THE HP BLEED HEAT EXCHANGER AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N359CA
- Make and model
- Saab SF340A
- Aircraft serial
- 340A053
- Engine
- Ge CT75A2
- System (JASC)
- 7520 · Engine Cooling System
- Part
- Heat Exchanger
- Condition
- Dirty
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.