Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 7, 2003
Submitted
December 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78GA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318352030
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 TAKE-OFF ROLL AND INITIAL CLIMB PASSENGERS NOTIFIED PIC OF SMOKE/HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DEICED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DEICE FLUID HAD BEEN SPRAYED SUCH THAT IT WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE AUX HEATER MUFF AIR INLETS. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH STC NR SA240CH AUXILLARY HEATING INSTALLED ON LEFT ENGINE. CAUSE OF SMOKE/HAZE DETERMINED TO BE INGESTION OF DEICE FLUID IN AUX HEATER INLETS. FURTHER OPERATION OF HEATING SYS AFTER CLEARING DEICE RESIDUE NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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