Service difficulty report · Bellows · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 13, 2009
Submitted
June 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N52AW
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK115
Part
Bellows
Part number
45A63502001
Condition
Loose
Location
Bleed Duct
Part time
5,456 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TEST FLIGHT, FOR RT WING OVER PRESSURE LT ON, AT FL230 EXPERIENCED A LT BLEED DUCT FAIL LIGHT. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IAW CHECKLIST. AT THAT POINT, SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED BACK TO DEPARTURE WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MFG WAS CONTRACTED BY OPERATOR TO PERFORM INSP AND MX FOUND LT BLEED DUCT COUPLING BLEED LEAK NOTED THAT WHEN EMERGENCY BLEED IS SELECTED BY FLIGHT CREW. RAW BLEED AIR IS PUMPED INTO CABIN CAUSING DUCT OUTLETS TO OVERHEAT AND GET SMOKE IN CABIN. MFG IS CONDUCTING FURTHER INSP AT THIS TIME. (K)

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