SDR G1159A

Service difficulty report · Cooling Turbine · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
February 25, 2003
Submitted
February 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165G
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
414
Aircraft time
8,947 hours, 5,364 cycles
Part
Cooling Turbine
Part number
20392541
Part serial
52512
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Part time
4,253 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

CLIMBING THRU 3000 FT CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE EXITING FROM VENTILATION DUCTS. PILOTS CLOSED BLEED AIR VALVES & SMOKE SUBSIDED. ACFT RETURNED, NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM OCCURRED. INSPECTION COULD NOT DETERMINE SOURCE FOR SMOKE. NO RESIDUAL SMOKE OR SIGN OF SMOKE REMAINED IN CABIN. INSPECTION OF APU, ENGINES, OIL & AIRFRAME SYSTEMS REVEALED NO REASON FOR SMOKE. EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NOTHING. SUSPECT COOLING TURBINE MAY HAVE HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK, ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER VENTILATION SYSTEM & BEING HEATED BY BLEED AIR WAS CAUSE OF SMOKE. AFTER HI POWER GROUND RUNS & TEST FLT, NO FURTHER DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED. ACFT FERRIED TO OXC, REPLACEMENT OF COOLING TURBINE ACCOMPLISHED.