Service difficulty report · Overheat Sensor · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
October 17, 2012
Submitted
October 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698AF
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC698
Aircraft time
29,364 hours, 42,226 cycles
Part
Overheat Sensor
Part number
1734361350F
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING KBUF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SOLID/STEADY LEFT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY. THE PILOT RETURNED TO KBUF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEFT WHEEL WELL OVERHEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE. REPLACED THE OVERHEAT SENSOR, GROUND RUN THE LEFT ENGINE, THE LEFT WING OVERHEAT LIGHT OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.