Service difficulty report · Valve · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 24, 2012
Submitted
July 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605306
Aircraft time
8,316 hours, 6,634 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Valve
Part number
99124921
Part serial
2084
Condition
Failed
Location
Acm
Part time
4,640 hours, 3,693 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THE ACM OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY LT BLD AIR OVERHEAT. THERE WAS BLACK ACRID SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. TURNED THE PRESS SOURCE TO OFF, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED. TURNING THE SOURCE TO OFF HELPED WITH THE SMOKE. THE APU WAS OFF. GROUND RAN ACFT AND FOUND THE LT FLOW CONTROL VALVE FAILED IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. REMOVED VALVE AND INSTALLED O/H VALVE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. LT PRECOOLER OVERHEAT SWITCH TESTS BAD. REMOVED OVERHEAT SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW OVERTEMP SWITCH. REPLACED THE LT PRECOOLER ACTUATOR WITH O/H UNIT, TEMP SENSOR WITH A NEW UNIT AND PRESSURIZATION PCB WITH NEW UNIT. RAN AIRCRAFT AT POWER, ALL OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MM 36-11-01, AND MM 21-11-00.

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