Service difficulty report · Controller · Beech E90

Difficulty date
December 27, 2010
Submitted
January 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304LG
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW231
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Controller
Part number
HYLZ503361
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cabin Temp
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
I, A

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

What was found

ACFT CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FT, CREW NOTICED A HAZE IN THE CABIN FOLLOWING INCREASE IN CABIN TEMP. A DESCENT TO 11,000 FT WAS MADE. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO STOP BOTH THE HEAT AND SMOKE. CABIN PRESSURIZATION "DUMP" SWITCH WAS SELECTED AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ACFT REMAINED PRESSURIZED AND THE SIDE WINDOW WAS OPENED TO NEUTRALIZE PRESSURE. ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, FOUND UNDER FLOORING HEAT DUCTS WITH OVER TEMP DEFECTS. IN AREAS WHERE THE HEAT DUCTING FAILED THE HEATED AIR DAMAGED (MELTED) TAIL DEICE TUBING AND PRESSURIZATION CONTROL TUBING. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SWITCH WAS IN THE "AUTO" MODE AND RHEOSTAT WAS IN ABOUT 30 PERCENT TO 40 PERCENT FROM FULL DECREASE POSITION. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE SYS FOUND THE CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER TO BE INTERMITTENT. DURING GROUND OPS THE SYS BYPASSED BOTH INNER COOLERS (DIRECTING ALL HOT BLEED AIR INTO THE CABIN) WHILE IN THE FULL DECREASE TEMP POSITION. A REPAIRED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER WAS INSTALLED. THE SYS IS OPERATING PROPERLY IAW MM.

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