Service difficulty report · Compressor · Beech C99

Difficulty date
April 28, 2012
Submitted
May 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AF
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U203
Aircraft time
27,999 hours, 40,535 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A36
Part
Compressor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE LEFT BLEED AIR ON. TURNED OFF BLEED AIR AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. NO EMERERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE HAD CONDUCTED A POWER RECOVERY WASH ON THE ENGINES PRIOR TO FLIGHT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RESIDUAL SOAP IN THE COMPRESSOR WHICH THEN VAPORIZED & BURNED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND THE SMOKE CAME INTO THE COCKPIT WHEN THE BLEEDS WERE TURNED ON.

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