Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
April 30, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572GW
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC572
Aircraft time
35,358 hours, 50,548 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
2781006669
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
35,358 hours, 50,548 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

APPROX 200 FT AGL, THE PILOT BEGAN TO SEE & SMELL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. CONTACTED ATC & DECLARED AN EMER, MADE A SAFE LANDING. WHILE EXITING THE ACFT, NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS MUCH THICKER IN THE MID CABIN AREA. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR HEAT DAMAGE. INSPECTION PANELS WERE REMOVED & IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A 1/4 INCH HYD LINE HAD CHAFED AGAINST A BLD AIR TUBE AT THE MIX VLV. HYD FLUID WAS SPRAYED UNDER HIGH PRESS DIRECTLY AT THE MIX VLV & WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYS THROUGH THE COUPLING AT THE MIX VLV. THE HYD LINE WAS REPLACED & THE BLD AIR TUBES CLEANED OF HYD FLUID. ENG RUN WAS PERFORMED & REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.