SDR HKGA269591

Service difficulty report · None · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 24, 2007
Submitted
December 27, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26959
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC662B
Aircraft time
29,318 hours, 42,031 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Rotol R321482F8
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMOKEY ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA, (HAZE). AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE & BLEED SYSTEM AND CHECKS NORMAL, FULL COLD TO FULL HOT, AUTO & MANUAL WITH NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED. RT ENGINE & BLEED SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL, FULL COLD TO FULL HOT, AUTO & MANUAL WITH NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED. BOTH ENGINE AND BLEED SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED TOGETHER FROM FULL COLD TO FULL HOT IN AUTO MODE WITH NO HAZE OR SMOKE NOTED. DURING MANUAL SETTING AT FULL HOT DURING COMBINED SYSTEM CHECKS MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT WHEN THE INTERIOR TEMP OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING (UNBEARABLE), MINOR HAZE OBSERVED. AS THE TEMP ALLOWED TO COOL, THE HAZE DISSIPATED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE PILOT HAD PLACED THE TEMP CONTROL SYSTEM IN MANUAL FULL HOT TO CREATE THE NOTED HAZE, (REPORTED SMOKE). NO CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN.